sociology

Question 1

Becker- Class

Answer 1

Theory of Labelling

Question 2

Rosenthal and Jacobsen - Class

Answer 2

self fulfilling prophecy- experiment teacher labelling

Question 3

Bourdieu - Class

Answer 3

cultural capital

Question 4

Bowles and Gintis - class

Answer 4

correspondence principle- The hidden curriculum

Question 5

Douglas- Class

Answer 5

Material deprivation- lower class families lack money to support children in many ways- WC families may care less about their children’s education

Question 6

Bernstein - Class

Answer 6

language codes- elaborate and restricted codes

Question 7

McRobbie- Gender

Answer 7

bedroom culture- women more suited to classroom behaviour

Question 8

Mitos and Brown - Gender

Answer 8

feminist movement raised women’s expectations.
Girls do better than boys in coursework

Question 9

Sharpe- Gender

Answer 9

research into values of women have changed - 1970’s women focus on family, later in 1990’s girls were more focused on work

Question 10

Swann- Gender

Answer 10

teachers spent time telling boys off opposed to helping them with work

Question 11

Mac and Ghail - Gender

Answer 11

Black sisters went against stereotypes from the teachers and worked hard

Question 12

Epstein- Gender

Answer 12

peer pressure among boys linked to showing masculinity. Boys are subject to homophobic bullying

Question 13

Mirza- Ethnic

Answer 13

Three types of teacher racism identified.
- colour blind
- liberal chauvinists
- overt racists

Question 14

Murray- Ethnic

Answer 14

issues with ‘under class’ in relation to ethnicity (similar issues with w/c and education). issues with single parents

Question 15

Sewell- Ethnic

Answer 15

cultural differences leading to issues in education- not teacher racism- lack of opportunities/ role models, anti school subcultures etc

Question 16

Gillborn and Youdell- Ethnic

Answer 16

Teachers hold racialised expectations- are quick to discipline black pupils for behaviour

Question 17

Ball - Ethnic

Answer 17

ethnic minority group parents are at a disadvantage- less aware of how the school system works

Question 18

Durkheim- ROE

Answer 18

education transmitting the shared values of society and simultaneously teaching the specialised skills for an economy based on a specialised division of labour

Question 19

Parsons- ROE

Answer 19

school is a bridge between work and family. schools encourage the universalistic values

Question 20

Davis and Moore- ROE

Answer 20

Role allocation- school sorts people into roles into society. this is why there is inequality as all roles must be fulfilled

Question 21

Chubb and Moe- ROE

Answer 21

Private schools are better as they are answering to paying customers. State education doesn’t provide students with enough skills for the economy

Question 22

Althusser- ROE

Answer 22

education is part of the ideological state apparatus- leads to transmission of capitalist values and ideology

Question 23

Bowles and Gintis- ROE

Answer 23

correspondence principle/ hidden curriculum- education prepares you for the exploitation and hierarchy in the workplace

Question 24

Willis - ROE

Answer 24

research into anti school subcultures- boys accept their position in school- teach them to accept mundane work life so muck around

Question 25

Gerwitz- Educational policy

Answer 25

linked to parentocracy- three types of parental choosers- privileged local choosers, semi skilled choosers, disconnected local choosers

Question 26

David- educational policy

Answer 26

parentocracy- parents have choice which raises standards in education

Question 27

Barlett- educational policy

Answer 27

cream skimming- good skills are selective
silt shifting- avoid taking less able students

Question 28

Ball - educational policy

Answer 28

the myth of parentocracy- not all parents have choice of where they send their children