Social Class Studies

Question 1

Reay

Answer 1

Middle class mothers spend more time supporting their children in education than working class mothers.

Question 2

Carter and Coleman

Answer 2

The risk of becoming a teenage mum is 10x more likely within families of unskilled labour.

Question 3

Wilmott & Young

Answer 3

The most common type of family within the working class is extended.

Question 4

Mac an Ghaill

Answer 4

In the 1970’s working class men were affected by de-industrialisation which led to the crisis of masculinity.

Question 5

Hyman & Sugarman

Answer 5

Working class children are socialised into collectivism. They value their close family and friends over others.

Question 6

Brah

Answer 6

Working class white boys are keen to keep their ‘white working class culture’ therefore rejecting multi-culturalism.

Question 7

Brudson

Answer 7

Certain types of media are associated with different classes.

Question 8

Medhurst

Answer 8

Middle class students believed ‘the royal family’ was an accurate representation of working class life.

Question 9

Becker

Answer 9

Teachers prefer to teach middle class white girls.

Question 10

Bernstein

Answer 10

Speech differs between working and middle class. Working class use ‘restricted code’ whereas middle class use ‘elaborated code’.

Question 11

Lockwood

Answer 11

Working class men are employed in manual work (such as miners) as they see manual labour as a sign or respect and masculine dignity.