evaluate the claim that the factors outside of the school are the main cause in working class underachievement.

Question 1

Point 1

Answer 1

Cultural deprivation: working class poeple socialise their children in a way that doesnt give them the skills to achieve academic success

• bernstien restricted code

Question 2

Point 2

Answer 2

Subcultures

Subculture of working class people means that they place less emphasis on school and instead teach their children norms and values cause them to do worse then middle class peers

• Sugarmann states that this is because of four main falues :fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification and present time orientation. This leads to a clash with the values of school, being long term planning, short term sacrifice and long term rewards

Question 3

Point 3

Answer 3

Material deprivation

• overcrowding at home
• poor diet, douglas
• single parent families (moynihan)