Symobilic Interactionalist & Education Flashcards
1
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What is a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’?
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A student becoming what they have been labelled.
2
Q
Outline the idea of ‘labelling’
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If students don’t conform, they get punished and then viewed in a negative way and ‘labelled’.
3
Q
Mac an Ghail’s criticism of the labelling theory
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Students can choose to ignore or reject their label
4
Q
Outline the ‘mug + jug’ theory
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The idea that the more academically able the student, the more information they get given; the less academically able, the less information is given. This is not meritocratic.
