sociologists Flashcards
feinstein (2008)
found that educated parents are more likely to get children to evaluate their own understanding, which places them ahead of other students. He also found out that these parents use more praise.
bereiter and engelmann (1966)
argue that language in lower class homes is deficient
Bernstein (1975)
argues that middle class children are at an advantage at school because they are more likely to use elaborate speech code. This means that they are better equipped to express complex ideas and evaluate reasoning, which are higher level skills. Middle class students feel ‘at home’ in a school environment because their language is spoken there.
Douglas (1964)
found that working class parents place less value on education; they are less ambitious and give less encouragement.
Sugarman (1970)
argues that working class subculture has four key features: fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification, and present-time orientation
Keddie (1973)
describes cultural deprivation as a myth: ‘difference not deprivation’.
Troyna and Williams (1986)
say that the problems is not the child’s language but the school’s attitude towards it, labelling middle class speech highest.
Blackmore and Mortimore (1994)
say that working class parents do care about their kid’s education but may not attend parents evening because of their work hours.
Mortimore and Whitty (1997)
argue that material deprivation has the greatest effect on achievement
Bordeiu (1984)
argues that both cultural and material factors contribute to educational achievement and they are intertwined. He argues that the middle class posses more of this capital.
Sullivan (2001)
argues that cultural capital is not the only factor explaining why middle class students do better
Howard (2001)
young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals
Callender and Jackson (2005)
found that working class students are more ‘debt aware’ and therefore 5 times less likely to apply to university.
