Topic 1 Social Class External Factors

Question 1

Name the 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation

Answer 1

Language, parental education, subcultures

Question 2

Explain the cultural deprivation of language (theorist)

Answer 2

Bernstein - 2 different types of speech code, restricted and elaborate code

Question 3

Explain the cultural deprivation of parental education (theorist)

Answer 3

Feinstein - argues middle class parents tend to be better educated thus I have stronger impact on their children via,

Parenting style, educational behaviour, use of income, class/parental education

Question 4

Explain the cultural deprivation of subcultures (theorist)

Answer 4

Sugarman - wc have 4 key beliefs which cause barriers

Fatalism - whatever will be will be
Collectivism - value group progress over individual
Immediate gratification - seeking pleasure now
Present-time orientation- don’t make future plans

Question 5

AO3 for Cultural Deprivation Theory

Answer 5

KEDDIE - argues CD is a myth and victim blames. Children are culturally different and should be catered to

Question 6

What are the 4 key aspects of material deprivation

Answer 6

Housing, diet and health, cost of education, fear of debt

Question 7

Explain the material deprivation of housing

Answer 7

Direct effect,
Overcrowding can make it hard for children to study

Indirect effect,
Poor housing causes illness these result in absence from school

Question 8

Explain the material deprivation of Diet and Health (theorist)

Answer 8

Howard - Young people from poorer homes are malnourished so have less energy. Therefore they have a weekend immune system causing absences

Question 9

Explain the material deprivation of the Cost of Education (theorist)

Answer 9

Flaherty - impoverished children don’t take free school meals due to fear of stigmatisation

Question 10

Explain the material deprivation of the Fear of Debt (theorist)

Answer 10

Callendar and Jackson - found that wc students chose not to go to university do to fear of the debt they would be in

Question 11

Explain cultural capital

Answer 11

Bourdieu argues both cultural and material factors contribute to educational achievements. Mc do better as they have more, economic, educational and cultural capital.

Question 12

Define habitus

Answer 12

The way the middle act and think that’s different from all other classes