Theory - Formal Assessment 1

Question 1

List four internal factors for differences in education:

Answer 1

• Labelling
• Subcultures
• Streaming
• Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 2

What is labelling?

Answer 2

Attaching a label or meaning to someone. It can be either positive or negative.

Question 3

What are subcultures?

Answer 3

A culture within a broader mainstream culture, with its own separate values, practices, and beliefs. It explains the behavior of some social groups.

Question 4

What is streaming?

Answer 4

Streaming is where children are separated or split up into groups based on their ‘ability’

Question 5

What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 5

When an individual who is labelled accepts it and lives up to it.

Question 6

What is material deprivation?

Answer 6

Material deprivation refers to poverty and a lack of economic or material resources.

Question 7

What is cultural deprivation?

Answer 7

Cultural deprivation is a theory in sociology that claims that members of the working class cannot easily acquire cultural capital, hampering their access to education and upward social mobility.

Question 8

What is cultural capital?

Answer 8

The term cultural capital refers to non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means. Examples can include education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance.

Question 9

What is embourgeoisement ?

Answer 9

The process of the working class adopting middle-class values