Labelling And Interactionist Theories

Question 1

Interactionism

Answer 1

Society and social processes are a result of human interaction

Question 2

Children spend so long at school they can make a difference between success and failure

Answer 2

Rutter (1979 )

Question 3

Labelling theory

Answer 3

Classifying someone and attach a meaning to them

Question 4

Labelling in society teachers in Chicago labelled students on personality, speech and social class

Answer 4

Becker(1971)

Question 5

Self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 5

Prediction or label will become reality purely on basis that is has been made in first place

Question 6

Exploitation

Answer 6

When one social group is able to take for itself what is produced by another group

Question 7

Self refuting prophecy

Answer 7

Deny the label you have been giving, rather than internalising it you change the circumstances so it does not come true. Can be seen as an act of rebellion

Question 8

Setting

Answer 8

Hargreaves , groups of relative ability

Question 9

Rosenthal and Jacobson

Answer 9

• unreliable
• gave teachers fake IQ test to identify ‘able’ students
• 20% random students
• 47% made progress when compared to others

Question 10

Organisation of learners

Answer 10

Groups which effect success

Question 11

The hidden curriculum

Answer 11

Bowles and Gintis

- schools condition students with attitudes, values and routines which will make them hard working

Question 12

School views

Answer 12

Subservient, hardworking, passionate, passive, interested, concentrated