Social Class Inequality (education) Working Class Disadvantage

Question 1

Bourdieu

Answer 1

the middle class have values, knowledge, skills and leisure interests that are similar in school ( known as the hidden curriculum.) , giving middle class an advantage over working class
Furthermore, he argues that the main function of education is social reproduction and education discriminates against the working class because they lack the cultural capital to succeed.

Question 2

Willis

Answer 2

– Working class ‘lads’ were fatalistic about their manual labour futures - They were negatively labelled by teachers as a result and did not work hard as they did not see the value of education in relation to their future in unskilled work.

Question 3

Department of education

Answer 3

Attainment 8 measures a student’s average grade across eight subjects based on anything above a grade 5: Those eligible for free school meals (FSM - i.e. students from the most deprived backgrounds) - 34.4% - Those not eligible for FSM - 48.3%

Question 4

Who

Answer 4

Bordieu, Willis and department of education , Jackson

Question 5

Jackson

Answer 5

Working class ladettes are generally working class and adopt anti-school attitudes – They adopt an assertive femininity around smoking and arguing with teachers - As a result they were negatlively labelled by their teachers.