Interactionist perspective (internal) - ALREADY Qs IN DOCUMENT

Question 1

What are the 6 internal factors that Interactionists identify as affecting the social class difference in achievement?

Answer 1

1. labelling
2. self-fulfilling prophecy
3. setting and streaming
4. pupil subcultures
5. the school
6. marketisation and selection

Question 2

1. labelling

Hargreaves et al identified three stages of how pupils came to be typed and labelled by teachers, what are they?

Answer 2

• speculation
• guesses based on ability/ enthusiasm
• tentative and willing to amend
• elaboration
• hypothesis is tested and confirmed/ contradicted
• became more confident
• stabilisation
• feel they know pupils
• future actions evaluated in label terms

Question 3

1. labelling

What did Becker find?

Answer 3

• classifications/ judgements made based on ‘ideal pupil’
• mc non-manual backgrounds fitted this most closely
• which students are assessed, evaluated = significant effects on attitudes and interactions in classroom/ achievement (interactions especially)

Question 4

1. labelling

Cicourel investigated the decisions of tutors in a high school. What did he find?

Answer 4

• tutors had important role in determining students access to college
• social class = most influential factor
• mc pupils = ‘natural’ prospective college students