Education- Class differences Flashcards
who argues parents own education is most important factor effecting childrens achievement
Feinstein (2008)
what is a strength/limitation of Feinstein
s: as parents with higher education have more to teach their child
w: doesnt account for private study students do
what are the four mindsets Sugarman (1970) discovers and what are they
fatalism- belief whatever will be will be
collectivism- value being part of group more than education
immediate gratification- seeking pleasure rather than making sacrifices to get rewards
presentative orientation- seeing present as more important than future
what are 3 types of cultural deprivation
language
parental support (Douglas)
parental education (Feinstein)
who found working class parents placed less value on education meaning less encouragement
Douglas (1964)
what are 4 types of material deprivation
problems with housing
diet/health
cost of education
university
what % of students at uni are working class
30%
in 2010, what % of young people from more affluent households and poorer households went to uni
57% from affluent
19% form poorer
what is culture capital and who used it
Bordieu (1984) used it to refer to knowledge, attitude, values, language, tastes and abilities of MC and cultural and material factors are interrelated
who interviewed 60 high school teachers and found they judge pupils according to how well they fitted the image of an ideal pupil
Howard Becker (1971)
who found notions of ideal pupil was dependant on class and that in WC schools the ideal pupil was seen as quiet passive and obedient whereas in MC schools they were seen to be defined by their personality and ability
Amelia Hempel-Jorgensen
what is the self-fulfilling prophecy
the belief a prediction comes true simply by the virtue of it being made
what test was done by who as a study of the self fulfilling prophecy
Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) told students they had a test to identify which students would ‘spurt’ ahead, when in reality it was a normal IQ test. They told a random 20 students they had the most potential and it was found almost 50% did in fact make significant progress
what is streaming
separating children into different ability groups
how does streaming link to Beckers’ study
found teachers dont usually see WC students as ideal pupil so more likely to stream them into lower sets as they label them as not being as able as MC students