Other Sociologist Education Studies

Question 1

What did Evans say?

Answer 1

Working class culture is not inferior

Question 2

According to Smith and Noble, what type of atmosphere might working class students not have?

Answer 2

A quiet working atmosphere

Question 3

According to Smith and Noble, what piece of furniture might working class children not have?

Answer 3

A desk

Question 4

What did Ridge say working class students have to do?

Answer 4

Take up jobs

Question 5

Which sociologists said material deprivation is barriers to learning?

Answer 5

Smith and Noble

Question 6

What do Smith and Noble say is the result of barriers to learning for WC students?

Answer 6

They do not do as well in school

Question 7

Which sociologist said working class students are more likely to wear unbranded clothing

Answer 7

Tanner

Question 8

What does Evans say instead causes working class children to not do well in school?

Answer 8

Their parents do not use normal learning techniques

Question 9

What does Tanner say is the impact for working class students of wearing unbranded clothes?

Answer 9

They are bullied

Question 10

What will be the impact for working class students having to take jobs on their education?

Answer 10

They will have less time to study

Question 11

According to Ridge, why do working class students have to take up jobs?

Answer 11

To support their families

Question 12

Which sociologist found working class people will attend local universities?

Answer 12

Reay

Question 13

According to Reay, which type of universities will working class students be missing out on by doing this?

Answer 13

Russell Group Universities

Question 14

According to Reay, why do working class people go to local universities?

Answer 14

It is cheaper

Question 15

In Payne’s study, who did better - moderate intelligence middle class students or very bright working class students?

Answer 15

Moderate intelligence middle class students

Question 16

What did Payne find middle class parents were able to do for their children?

Answer 16

Get tutors for them

Question 17

Name a cultural capital factor Sullivan found had an impact on attainment in relation to what they watched

Answer 17

They watched sophisticated TV programmes

Question 18

What did Sutton Trust find?

Answer 18

50% of Britain’s most powerful people were 5 times more likely to have gone to private school

Question 19

Name a cultural capital factor Sullivan found had little impact on attainment in relation to visiting something

Answer 19

Visiting museums

Question 20

Which social class of students had higher cultural capital in Sullivan’s study?

Answer 20

Middle class students

Question 21

In Sullivans study, who were more successful in their GCSE’s?

Answer 21

Middle class students

Question 22

Which sociologist said Chinese pupils experience tiger parenting?

Answer 22

Chua

Question 23

What does tiger parenting do?

Answer 23

It makes children understand that failure is not an option

Question 24

What did Bhatti say about Asian parents?

Answer 24

They wanted their children to do well in school even if they had not done well themselves

Question 25

In Bhatti’s study, why did some people have to leave university?

Answer 25

Due to financial constraints

Question 26

Which 2 ethnic groups families did Flaherty say were 3 times more likely to be in poverty than White people?

Answer 26

Pakistani and Bangladeshi families

Question 27

What did Britain argue about the class and ethnicity of who is labelled as the ideal pupil?

Answer 27

White middle class people are most likely to be labelled as the ideal pupil

Question 28

What did Britain say was the attainment impact of teachers interpreting Black Caribbean pupils behaviour as being lazy?

Answer 28

They did not do as well in school

Question 29

Which sociologist said the British education system was institutionally racist?

Answer 29

Coard

Question 30

How did Coard argue it could be seen the British education system was institutionally racist?

Answer 30

Teachers have low expectations for black pupils

Question 31

What did Demi and McLean say causes teachers to have low expectations of black students in terms of training?

Answer 31

They have not had efficient equality training

Question 32

What did Troyna and Williams say about why Black students fail in school?

Answer 32

Their history is not included in the British education system

Question 33

How many schools did Tikley observe?

Answer 33

30 schools

Question 34

What did Tikley find about how Black pupils felt with their cultures history in the education system?

Answer 34

It was invisible

Question 35

According to Tikley, what was the only context Black history appeared in?

Answer 35

Slavery

Question 36

Which sociologist explains why science is seen as a boys subject?

Answer 36

Kelly

Question 37

According to Kelly, why is science seen as a boys subject?

Answer 37

Textbooks are more likely to draw on male experiences

Question 38

What did Blagdanic et al find when children were told to draw a scientist?

Answer 38

They drew male scientists

Question 39

According to Paetcher, why did boys opt out of subjects like dance?

Answer 39

It was out of their gender domain

Question 40

According to Paetcher, what is the impact of boys or girls choosing subjects outside of their gender domain?

Answer 40

It will be received negatively by their peers

Question 41

According to Dewar, what were girls called if they did subjects like sport?

Answer 41

They were called lesbian