Topic 1 Flashcards
What is Cultural deprivation
Cultural deprivation is when students lack the Cultural equipment to do well in school
What are the 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation
Language,Parents education,Subcultures
What are the two types of language codes Bernstein identified
Restricted code,elaborated code
Define subculture
A group whose attitudes and values differ from the mainstream culture
What are the 4 beliefs that Sugarman argues the working class have
Fatalism,collectivism,immediate gratification,present-time orientation
What is compensatory education
Compensatory education aims to tackle the problem of cultural deprivation by providing extra resources in deprived areas
Which theorist says cultural deprivation is a myth and it victim blames.Children are not culturally deprived but culturally different
Keddie
Which theorist criticises the idea that working class parents do not care about their child’s education
Blackstone and Mortimore
Define material deprivation
Poverty and a lack of material necessities
What are the types of material deprivation
Housing,Diet and health, Financial support and cost of education,fear of debt
What did the theorist Howard find out
Young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy leading to a weaker immune system,illness and absences from school
What did the theorist Tanner find out
The cost of transport,books,computers placed a heavy burden on poor families
What did Calendar and Jackson find out
Working class students are more debt averse and saw more costs than benefits to going to university
Define cultural capital
Cultural capital is the term used to refer to the knowledge,attitude,values and language of the middle class
Who is the main theorist of cultural capital
Bourdieu
