social class Flashcards
Scott - Upper class
Social closure- the family contributes to the social closure of the elite by encouraging children to marry others in the upper class and by immersing children into a culture of privilege and feeling of social superiority.
Ethos- education attained is less important than the ethos and culture of private education, the main role is to mould the ideas and outlooks of their pupils.
Life long friendships- are maintained for a social capital of the elite, made at school and help to further careers.
The old boy networks- are made up of people who share the same assets in the workplace, they operate through membership of London clubs.
Macintosh and Mooney - Upper class
Occupation- is linked to identity through social class, our judgements of ourselves and others jobs usually involve classifying into social classes.
Social class gives us a sense of belonging, it has influence of how we are in the world and what social relationships we have.
Kenway - Upper class
Private school girls- social class and position are important to privately educated girls because they maintain high levels of self esteem by devaluing the status and achievements of state educated young people.
King and Raynor - Middle class
Child centered- many middle class parents are child centered and revolve around their children, they encourage achievement and value deferred gratification.
Bourdieu - Middle class
Hidden curriculum- values at school are similar to at home so the education system reinforces a middle class identity by teaching lessons through a hidden curriculum.
Goodwin - Middle class
Yummy mummies- are a new breed of middle class mothers defined by peer approval on maternal capabilities, glamour and styles of their children.
Saunders - Middle class
Conspicuous consumption- the media targets the middle class as they have the highest disposable income and often identify by what they own, they are a conspicuous culture and extravagant things to stand out.
Wright - Middle class
Contradictory class position- the middle class occupy a contradictory class position as they are both exploited by the upper cosss and exploit the working class as they often hold managerial or supervisory roles.
Willis - Working class
Lads- are a counter school subculture group. They see manual work as superior to academic work so ‘have a laff’ during the school day, counter school culture prepares them for boredom and monotony of manual work.
Mac an Ghail - Working class
Macho lads- were a subculture of boys with the ability to perform heavy manual labour work. Deindustrialisation led to their crisis of masculinity as they didn’t have academic qualifications needed for new working class jobs, so they faced unemployment.
Bourdieu - Working class
Passive workers- his argument of cultural capital supports Bowles and Gintis theory that education is made for the ruling class so encourages working class children to be obedient and passive workers.
Mertens and D’Haenens - Working class
Digital divide- those in a lower social class faced the digital divide as they use the internet less. Social class was the biggest factor affecting digital inequality rather than factors such as gender or ethnicity.
Bowles and Gintis - Working class
What we learn in education corresponds to what we need to know in the workplace - Working class are socialised into exploitation.
Murray - Underclass
Underclass- he claims the underclass are lazy, work shy, immoral, criminal and dependent on benefits. He says it’s their own fault as they have a culture based on idleness, failure and criminality.
Jordan - Underclass
He disagrees with Murray and argues they have the same values and attitudes as everyone else, they would love to work if they were given the chance. They feel a sense of shame that they can’t provide for their families.
