Differences In Educational Achievement Flashcards
1
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Define social class
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A way of organising and classifying groups of people based on their income, wealth, and standard of living
2
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Facts about middle class pupils in the education system (4)
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- most progress in school
- typically achieve the highest grades
- typically in the highest sets
- most likely to study at university
3
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Facts about the working class (4)
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- less progress in school
- the attainment gap between FSM and non-FSM pupils is 16%
4
Q
Home background explanations aka external (3)
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- material deprivation
- cultural deprivation
- cultural capital
5
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What is material deprivation
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The inability to afford basic resources
6
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What is cultural deprivation
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Where a person has inferior norms, values, skills, and knowledge
7
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What is cultural capital
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A person’s social assets that can help them achieve social mobility and success
