Interactionists

Question 1

5 interactionists?

Answer 1

Becker
Hargreaves 
Lacey
Rosenthal and Jacobson 
Cirourel and Kituse

Question 2

Becker

Answer 2

Middle class students were labelled as “ideal”

Question 3

Hargreaves

Answer 3

Speculation - making assumptions
Elaboration - looking for evidence
Stabilisation - label becomes fixed

Question 4

When was Hargreaves study?

Answer 4

1975

Question 5

Lacey

Answer 5

Schools set definite standards and expect students to behave in such ways. Not every pupil will conform and therefore form their own subcultures which reject some of the schools values

Question 6

Rosenthal and Jacobson

Answer 6

Labels become self fulfilling prophecies

Question 7

Rosenthal and Jacobson study

Answer 7

Went to a school in California and took at random sample of children with varying I.Q’s. Around 20% of the students were chose at random and they were expected to do better than their other classmates

Question 8

What 4 things did the teachers do in response to the Rosenthal and Jacobson Study?

Answer 8

1) climate - more friendly
2) gave greater response opportunities
3) better feedback
4) teacher talk - spoke more to the individual

Question 10

Cicourel and Kituse

Answer 10

Working class students were put on vocational courses in comparison to middle class students who were guided to more academic courses in preparation for university

Question 10

What was cicourel and Kituse study?

Answer 10

In USA they discovered that if a working class and middle class student had the same ability, they would still be put on different courses

Question 11

When was Cicourel and Kituse’s study?

Answer 11

1971

Question 12

What was the Pygmalion effect?

Answer 12

Where higher expectations lead to an increase in performance e.g. Rosenthal and Jacobson