Sociologists Flashcards
Davis and Moore-functionalist
Education provides social stratification. The cleverest do the most functionally important jobs.
Durkheim-functionalist
Education creates social solidarity where people share the same norms and values. Division of labour
Parsons-functionalist
Meritocracy and role allocation
Bowles and Gintis-Marxists
They studied how the education system benefits the bourgeoise through the hidden curriculum.
Willis-Neo Marxist
He found two subcultural groups. The anti-school subcultural group the ‘lads’ and the ‘earoles’.
Becker
Labelling which leads to self fulfilling prophecy. She also came up with the concept of the ‘ideal pupil’.
She was supported by Elliot with brown eyes and blue eyes. And Rosenthal and Jacobson.
Bernstein
Language codes Restricted code-working class students used Elaborated code-middle and upper class used.
Collins
Argued skills are learnt on the job not in school.
Could be used to evaluate Davis and Moore and parsons. Achieving well in school doesn’t matter you learn on the job.
Tunin-Functionalist
Every job is functional for society
Gilbourn and Youdell
Teachers were quicker to discipline black students
Sugarman
The working class have a ‘fatalistic’ attitude. They want immediate gratification and are not willing to work for something.
Bourdieu
Cultural capital. You parents lack or possess capital which will allow you achieve.
Calendar and Jackson
Tuition fees put people off schools as low income families don’t want to be on debt.
Douglass
Cultural deprivation. Working class parents showed less interest in their child’s education than middle class.
Was criticised by Blackstone and Mortimore. They say the parents can’t get there or lower class schools don’t have opportunity for parents to meet teachers etc.
Hyman
Parents attitudes impact your achievement
