Differential Achievement Flashcards
What do Marxists argue about working class children?
Working class children can be materially deprived due to their position in a capitalist society e.g. not being able to afford books or school trips.
What does Cultural deprivation say?
Working-class culture and parenting isn’t aimed at educational success as they may not have the knowledge and values that help achievement.
How does elaborated code effect working class individuals?
Exams are written in elaborated code and to achieve higher marks they are expected to answer in elaborated code. However working class individuals use the restricted code.
Why do middle-class have more educational benefits?
Have a disposable income so can spend more money on developing their education.
What is meant by the term Cultural Capital?
Middle class having money that allows them to go on educational trips outside of school like to museums and art galleries.
What is meant by the term Educational capital?
Middle class have a better understanding of the education system and how it works which will allow them to enter a higher level of education.
How do girls get positive role models in the classroom?
Teaching has been feminized and woman are more likely to be classroom teachers.
What does Bourdieu say the middle class have that allows them to be more successful in school?
They have capital (Educational, Economic and cultural).
Why may working class parents not be able to support their children?
May have issues with their own literacy so won’t be able to support or correct their children’s.
What are processes inside school that cause differential achievement relating to ethnicity?
1) Labeling theory.
2) School Curriculum.
3) Institutional Racism.
What are external processes that effect differential achievement?
1) Language can be a barrier for children from immigrant families.
2) Cultural deprivation.
3) Family life can influence achievement.
4) High parental expectations increase levels of achievement.
What is Bedroom Subculture?
The idea that girls are more likely to socialize with their friends in their bedrooms taking part in studying where as boys are more likely to socialize outside of the home doing something like playing football.
What was the name of the Theory McRobbie & Garbar came up with?
Bedroom subculture.
What did Sue Sharpe find?
That girls priorities have changed and they now want to have careers and qualifications.
Why is the school curriculum a reason for differential achievement?
It is ethnocentric meaning it fits the mainstream white middle-class better than other ethnicites.
