Labelling Studies | 1 Flashcards
Becker, Rists, Rosenthal and Jacobsen, theories, sociologists, examples etc.
What is labelling?
Attach a meaning or defintion to someone.
What do studies show about how a teacher labels students?
They label students based on the stereotypical assumptions of their background.
Who are Interactionists?
Study small scale face-to-face intercations between individuals.
What are some examples of *places *where you can find small scale interactions?
Playgrounds, classrooms.
Who was the sociologist who carried out the interactionist study of labelling?
Becker.
How many high school teachers did Becker base his interviews in?
60 Chicago high school teachers.
What did Becker find in his study about how the teachers treated the children?
They based them upon the ideal pupil and judged them for it.
What were some of the key factors that Becker found were influencing teacher’s judgement on pupils?
Pupils’ work, conduct and apperance.
What were the differences between the social classes and labelling?
Middle class students seemed to fit the ‘ideal pupil’, while the working class pupils were ‘badly behaved’.
What did H. Jorgensen find about the social class ‘make-up’ of the school?
Ideal pupil- quiet, passive and obedient.
What did Rists say teachers used information on?
Teachers used information on the children’s home background and appearance.
How did Rists’ study support the labelling theory?
names…
Fast learners were called ‘tigers’- good appearance.
W/C were considered ‘clowns’ & ‘cardinals’.
What were the outcomes of Rists’ research?
Self-fulfilling prophecy- they would start to act as their label.
What did Rosenthal and Jacobson find?
think about the pupils and the teachers.
Teachers’ belief about pupils had been influenced by the results.
Identify the 2 types of teacher’s interactions with students.
ways..
- Body language.
- The amount of attention and encouragement.
State the [%] of the ‘spurters’; those who made progress and those who didn’t.
26%- called ‘spurters’.
47%- made progress.
How does Rosenthal and Jacobsen’s theory support the labelling theory?
Children will simply accept their label given to them.
Children selected at random.
What were the problems with R&J’s theory on labelling?
They gave teachers a fake I.Q; deception.
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy?
The idea that once you are labelled, you start to accept that that is what you are.
Why is the self-fulfilling bad for the pupils to have?
It reproduces underachievement as the teachers have low expectations of them.
