Social Class External Factors Flashcards
What are the 3 external factors influencing class differences in achievement?
Cultural deprivation
Material deprivation
Cultural capital
What is cultural deprivation?
The idea that parents fail to socialise their children appropriately for achievement in school
What are the 3 ways parents culturally fail WC children in education?
Language
WC culture
Parental attitudes
What are the two types of speech code?
Elaborated code - context free
Restricted code - context bound
Who came up with the speech codes theory?
Bernstein
What are the 4 feature of working class culture?
Immediate gratification
Collectivism
Fatalism
Present time orentation
Who studied the WC culture?
Sugarman
What did Douglas find about parents education?
WC parents value education less so show less interest in their children’s work & were less ambitious
What did Feinstein add to parental education?
Mc parents are more child centred so will spend more time developing their education and creating networks with schools
What is material deprivation?
The inability to afford the basic essentials and impacting educational achievement
What is the main measure of material deprivation?
Free school meals ( FSM)
What does Bull argue about the costs of education?
Bull argues that education isn’t free and has hidden costs such as trips and books
How does material deprivation impact health?
Lack of nutritious food for a healthy diet can lead to loss of concentration
Poor living conditions can impact frequency of illness
Who created cultural capital theory?
Bourdieu
What are the 4 types of capital presented by bourdieu?
Economic
Educational
Social
Cultural
How does cultural capital influence achievement?
Sullivan - students that read complex fiction, made educational visits all achieved higher
How do parents influence cultural capital?
MC mothers had higher educational & economic capital and read to their children
MC parents have higher social capital and can help network for future opportunities
MC cultural capital mean they are more informed of which schools are better
What sociologist looked a material deprivation and health?
Howard
What did howard say about housing Conditions?
Overcrowding means there is no room for educational activities, such as homework and reading. It also means disturbed sleep from sharing bedrooms
Families living in temp accommodation may find themselves having to move frequently, leading to disturbed education
Overcrowded homes mean greater risk of accidents and a higher risk of getting ill. This may lead to absence from school
Which sociologist looked at the link between money and Education?
Tanner
What did tanner say about material deprivation?
WC families might live in poverty and as a result cannot afford to send their child to good schools.
Good schools may be out of their catchment area; can’t afford tuition or transport fees
