Differential Educational Achievement: Class- Internal/External

Question 1

(internal) What was Fullers study?

Answer 1

Study on black girls in London being labelled. Found that they rejected their “low achiever” label.

Question 2

(External) Tanner- Material Deprivation.

Answer 2

The cost of, books, transport and equipment can leave a dent on W/C parents.

Question 3

(external) Bourdieu and capital.

Answer 3

Cultural capital.
Economic capital.
Educational capital.

Question 4

(External) What does Bourdieu suggest the 3 capitals can do?

Answer 4

Interlink. M/C have good economic capital which provides trips. This raises cultural capital, thus providing them with a superior educational capital.

Question 5

(External) SugarMAN- 4 elements to w/c subculture

Answer 5

1. Fatalism
2. Collectivism
3. Immediate gratification
4. Present time orientation
   Leads to underachievement

Question 6

(External) Sullivan study on cultural capital?

Answer 6

Questionnaires from 465 students across different schools. Greater cultural capital was from children of graduates.
Resources also played an impact