School Flashcards
What were the 2 speech codes?
The restricted code
The elaborated code
What is the restricted code?
Working class use it normally
Limited vocabulary
Short unfinished grammatically simple sentences
Descriptive not analytic
Speaker assumes the listener had the same set of experiences
What is the elaborated code?
Middle class use it normally Wider vocabulary Longer grammatically complex sentences Communicates abstract ideas Context free
Why do these codes put working class at a disadvantage and middle at an advantage?
Elaborated code is used by teachers text books and exams Makes middle class feel at home at school making them more likely to succeed
What is a criticism to Bernstein speech codes?
Working class are failing because they are culturally deprived because school is not teaching them how to use the elaborated code
Who believed working class out less value on education?
Douglas 1964
Who said parents education was the most important factor affecting children’s achievement
Leon Feinstein 2008
Who believes parental interest reflects the subculture values and says there are four key features of the working class subculture that act as a educational barrier and what are they?
Bart Sugarman 1970 Fatalism Collectivism Immediate gratification Present time orientation
Who says cultural deprivation is a myth and sees it as victim blaming
Nell Keddie 1973
Marilyn Howard said what?
Working class have less vitamins so have more days off school for illness and therefore failure in school is more likely
Working class children are more likely to engage in externalising behaviour like fighting which will disrupt their schooling according to who?
Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin 2007
Who talks about the cost of free schooling
David Bull 1980
Who found nearly 2000 prospective students survey found working class are more debt averse
Claire Callender and Jon Jackson 2005
Who argues that not cultural and maternal factors contribute to educational achievement
Pierre Bourdieu 1984
Who came up with labelling theory ?
Howard Becker 1971