Sociology Education Revision
- Created by: charl_w
- Created on: 10-03-15 11:55
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- Class differences in achievement (external factors)
- Cultural deprivation
- Different classes socialise their children differently and this many affect their achievement
- Some w/c parents fail to tranmit the appropriate norms, values, attitudes, knowledge, skills etc- this is the 'right culture' for educational success.
- Culture refers to the norms, values, beliefs, skills and knowledge that society regards as important.
- This culture is transmitted to the next generation through socialisation
- Material deprivation
- Poor housing- overcrowding or cold and damp rooms means pupils have nowhere quiet to do homework.
- Poor diet-can lead to illness, absesnces from school and lack of concentration in class due to hunger.
- Low income-leads to: lack of educational materials. lack of correct uniform or latest fashion items. And not being able to afford university fees.
- Cultural capital
- Economic Capital- the weath that middle class families own.
- Cultural capital- the attitudes, values, skills, knowledge of the middle class.
- Speech Codes (Basil Bernstein 1975)
- Working class subculture
- Immediate gratification-wanting rewards now rather than being willing to make sacrifices and working hard for future rewards.
- Fatalism- a belief that 'whatever will be, will be'. W/C children dont believe they can improve their position through individual efforts.
- Low value on education- w/c class dont value education so dont try. w/c parents show less interest in kids education and give less support.
- Intellectual stimulation
- w/c parents are less likey to give children educational toys.
- These stimulate their thinking and reasoning skills.
- This then affects their intellectual development so when they start school they are at a disadvantagecompared to m/c kids.
- These stimulate their thinking and reasoning skills.
- w/c parents are less likey to give children educational toys.
- Cultural deprivation
- Used mainly by the w/c
- The restricted code
- limited vocab and formed of simple sentences.
- Less analytic and more descriptive.
- Particularistic- assumes the listener shares the particular meaning so the speaker doesnt spell it out.
- Speech Codes (Basil Bernstein 1975)
- The restricted code
- The elaborated code
- Used mainly by the m/c.
- This is more analytic, with a wide vocab and complex setences.
- It is universaltic-speakers spell out their meanings explicitly.
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