sociologists Flashcards
bernstein - language
resticted and elaborated code
hubbs tait et al - language
suppoted bernstien
tronya and williams - language
critise bernstien -schools attitude matters / schools have speech hierarchy
douglas - parents ed
WC parents places less attention on education which leads to children being less ambitious towards education
blackstone and mortimore - parents ed critic
reject that WC parents aren’t interested in their children’s education. attend a few parents’ evenings not because of lack of interest because they work longer,or are put off by the school’s middle class atmosphere.
feinstein - parents ed
(supported) - Parents backgrounds/own education was an important factor in affecting their children’s future
MC parents are likely to have gone university which supports their children’s uprising
bourdieu - parents ed
MC - parents will pass on the culture knowledge and education
WC - not the same opportunities
sugarman - WC subculture
WC have different goals beliefs attitudes and values compared to MC and why their children underachieve
fatalisim
-WC achievement
-MC achievement
WC - may not try due to belieivng their bad grades was ‘meant to be’ and what they do wont change it
MC - values show they have more motivation to success
collectivism
- WC achievement
-MC achievement
WC - prefer to impress their groups rather than working on their own
MC - dont believe you shoukd be held back
immediate gratification
-WC achievement
-MC achievement
WC - desire pleasure now rather than making sacarifices now
MC - value making sacarifices now then their pleasure in the end/shows value of education
present tiime orientation
-WC achievemnt
-MC achievemnt
WC - dont value work given for the future / more valued on the present time rather than the future
MC -
Nell Keddie - WC subculture
Argues that you can’t judge on subculture/victim blaming theory
Working class children are simply culturally different, not culturally deprived.
Schools should recognise strengths and challenge teachers.
bourdieu - finance
As school culture is based around the dominant culture meaning culture capital gives the higher classes an advantage academically
finance critic