Working Class Disadvantage In Education

Question 1

Bourdieu

Answer 1

Education system is biased towards the culture of the dominant classes and it devalues the knowledge and skills of the working class through the hidden curriculum which are skills that are indirectly taught

Question 2

Jackson

Answer 2

Ladettes are generally working class and adopt anti school attitudes and assertive femininity around smoking and arguing with teachers so are negatively labelled, self fulfilling prophecy

Question 3

The department for education

Answer 3

Percentage of students eligible for free school meals that achieved an attainment 8 score was 34.4% whereas the percentage of those not eligible for free school meals was 48.3%, this statistically leads to low income jobs and reduces educational opportunities