Education - Specific

Question 1

What does Bernstein discuss? (cultural deprivation)

Answer 1

Restricted vs Elaborated speech codes

Question 2

What does Sugarman discuss? (cultural deprivation)

Answer 2

Working Class subculture - Fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification

Question 3

What does Howard discuss? (material deprivation)

Answer 3

Poor nutrition affects educational performance

Question 4

What does Flaherty discuss? (material deprivation)

Answer 4

Low uptake of Free School Meal - stigmatized

Question 5

What does Callender and Jackson discuss? (material deprivation)

Answer 5

Working class fear of debt

Question 6

What does Gewirtz discuss? (cultural capital)

Answer 6

Middle Class parents can play education market

Question 7

What does Becker discuss? (labelling)

Answer 7

Image of an ideal pupil - middle class in higher sets

Question 8

What does Rosenthal and Jacobson discuss? (labelling)

Answer 8

Self fulfilling prophecy - if students told they are bright they achieved better

Question 9

What are some criticisms of Labelling?

Answer 9

• Blames teachers
• Ignores wider power structures (Marxists)
• Deterministic: assumes pupils accept label

Question 10

What does Gillborn and Youdell discuss? (marketisation)

Answer 10

A-C economy

Schools need high achieving pupils for funding

Question 11

What does Pryce find? (ethnicity)

Answer 11

Black Caribbean culture less resistant to racisms than Asian culture

Question 12

What does Murray (new right) find? (ethnicity)

Answer 12

Lack of role models for black boys

Question 13

What does Gillborn and Mirza find? (ethnicity)

Answer 13

Indian pupils do well

Question 14

What does Keddie argue? (ethnicity)

Answer 14

Compensatory education policies attempt at imposing white middle class culture

Question 15

What did Palmer find? (ethnicity)

Answer 15

Ethnic minorities more likely to face poverty

Question 16

What did Mason find? (ethnicity)

Answer 16

Poverty is a product of racism

Question 17

What did McRobbie find? (gender)

Answer 17

Magazine comparison - 1970s girls less aspirational

1990s girls more aspirational

Question 18

What did Goarad find? (gender)

Answer 18

Since 1988 (GCSEs and Coursework introduced) the gender gap increased

Question 19

What does Weiner find? (gender)

Answer 19

since 80s teachers tend to challenge stereotypes

Question 20

What does Hall say? (privatisation)

Answer 20

Neoliberal claim of driving up standards is a myth to legitimise profits

Question 21

What 2 things does Gillborn say? (ethnicity)

Answer 21

• When teachers asked to judge their students potential, black students ranked lower
• Black pupils more likely to be disciplined than white pupils

Question 22

What do Davis and Moore say? (functionalists)

Answer 22

The function of the education system is role allocation

Question 23

What did Bowles and Gintis say? (Marxists)

Answer 23

Correspondence principle - Education mirrors the work place through uniform, authority and dull work for rewards

Question 24

What did Chubb and Moe say? (new right)

Answer 24

State Education has failed students and should be replaced with private education

Question 25

What did French and French say? (gender)

Answer 25

Boys were reprimanded more than girls