interactionalist perspective 5Ed

Question 1

what does internationalist look at

Answer 1

process and relationships within the education system which result in different levels of achievement

Question 2

what is labelling

Answer 2

the process of attaching a definition or meaning to an individual scoop or group
Eg: girls are more hardworking than boys

Question 3

what is the self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 3

where a prediction is made about a person or group comes true simply because the prediction has been made

Question 4

What does is the three steps to classification according to Hargreaves’s

Answer 4

Speculation - teacher forms an hypothesis of what sort of child each pupil is
Elaboration - the hypothesis is either confirmed or contradicted
Stabilisation - teacher feels they know they pupil and all pupils actions will be interpreted based on the “type” of pupil they are

Question 5

What did Becker find

Answer 5

Teachers make immediate judgments about pupils, comparing them to their “ideal type”
Found the evaluation was not made upon ability but on social class