Unit 3 - Section B: Differential Achievement - Social Class - Outside: WC Subcultures (Cultural)

Question 1

Sugarman

Answer 1

WC formed different subculture, characterised by following:

• Fatalism = saw futures as manual labour work and lack of academic success as ‘mapped out’, accepted situation, didn’t attempt to change it.
• Immediate gratification = leave education with aim of going into work for financial reasons, would rather have money now than work hard.
• Present time orientation = too focused and distracted by getting involved in what is happening at the time, rather than focusing attentions toward work and progressing/developing to improve future prospects.
• Collectivism = peer group culture leads students to get involved in anti-school subcultures, loyal to peer group rather than competing for educational achievement.