Social class Flashcards
Eysenck
genetics inherited from parents are the main contributing factor in determining a persons intelligence
Saunders
M/C children deserve to be more successful as they have a greater genetically inherited ability and work harder
Trowler
differences are due to social rather than natural factors
McKnight
poverty penalty
Smith + noble
list barriers to learning
The plowden report
only in extreme cases did poverty play a significant role in differential attainment
Douglas
children from materially deprived backgrounds succeed academically
Becker
M/C are the closest to the ‘ideal pupil’
Gillborn + youdell
M/C are labelled as potential university students. mainly W/C labelled as hopeless
Fuller
not all students will experience a self fulfilling prophecy. some students will reject the label and work hard to disprove the negative stereotypes
Woods
students may move between different responses to labelling (different lessons/teachers)
Young
W/C subculture thought school was a waste of time
Willis
W/C formed anti school subcultures due to their fatalistic attitudes
Fuller (anti-school subcultures)
students may become anti-school but pro-education
