education sociologists

Question 1

children from families on state benefits A less likely to get 5 9’s in GCSE’s then those from affluent backgrounds

Answer 1

2/3

Question 2

highest 20% of pupils gaining level 2 GCSE English and maths, by family income

Answer 2

73%

Question 3

lowest 20% of pupils gaining level 2 GCSE English and maths, by family income

Answer 3

42%

Question 4

who talked about langauge (elaborated and restricted)

Answer 4

bernstein

Question 5

what did sugarman talk about

Answer 5

the working class subculture- values are
* fatalism
* collectivism
* immediate gratification
* present time orentation

Question 6

who talks about the “hidden cost of free schooling”

Answer 6

smith and noble

Question 7

who had a problem with the idea of “cultral deprivation” saying w/c parents encourage their child to do better acedemically as they know it will lead to a better livelihood

Answer 7

gillian evans

Question 8

the values, attitudes, and expectations held by particular group

who talks about habitus

Answer 8

bourdieu

the habitus of dominant classes provides them with a advantage to the educational system

Question 9

who talks about the self-fufilling prophecy

Answer 9

Becker

Question 10

who talks about differentiation and polarisation

Answer 10

Lacey

Question 11

what has the labelling theory been accused of

Answer 11

determenism

Question 12

who talks about “nike identities”

Answer 12

Louise Archer

Question 13

who says that “For a woman, a career represents recognition and economic self-sufficiency”

Answer 13

Beck and Beck-gerisheim

Question 14

what does tony sewell say

Answer 14

schools dont nurture masculine traits

there is a focus on methodical working and attentiveness

Question 15

chinease average attainment 8 score

Answer 15

66

Question 16

white average attainment 8 score

Answer 16

47

Question 17

black average attainment 8 score

Answer 17

48

Question 18

who conducted a study on Black-Caribbean boys in a boys only comprehensive and found many boys lack a positive role model and discipline provided by a father figure

Answer 18

sewell

Question 19

what did modood say

Answer 19

ethnic minorities have more cultural capital than is suggested by their social class

Question 20

what are the 3 pupil identies according to Archer

Answer 20

• ideal pupil- white m/c
• pathologised pupil- asian
• demonised pupil- white w/c + black

Question 21

what does sewell say the 4 responses to teacher labelling are

Answer 21

1. conformists
2. rebels
3. innovators
4. retreatists

Question 22

who found that women now have different ambitions compared to women in the 1970’s

Answer 22

sue sharp

Question 23

who found that a change in the way women are percieved in magazines show the rise in femenism

Answer 23

McRobbie

Question 24

who belived the change in gender gap of education was down to coursework

Answer 24

Gorard

Question 25

reasons for boys falling behind in education

Answer 25

• changes in family
• lack of male teachers
• ‘laddish subcultures’
• decline of traditional male jobs
• education has become femenised

Question 26

who talks about the growth of a laddish subculture

Answer 26

epstein

Question 27

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who says that boys are more concerened by peer pressure than girls

Answer 27

Francis

Question 28

who says teachers have radacalised expectations of black students

Answer 28

gillborn and youdell

Question 29

what did Fuller find

Answer 29

studied black girls and found they ignored the negative reinforcement put on them by racist teachers (they channeled their anger into educational success)

Question 30

what did becker say teachers thought the ideal pupil was

Answer 30

1. conduct
2. appearence
3. social class