Marxism: differential educational achievement
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- Created on: 28-03-16 19:55
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- Marxism: differential educational achievement
- Cultural deprivation
- functionalists idea of cultural capital blames working class people for their failure (when it is in fact because of capitalism
- education system is based on ruling class culture, because the ruling class have the power to define what's counted as knowledge in the education system
- it is not that working class are culturally deprived, rather they are in a rigged race
- the culture of the ruling class can be turned into wealth and power
- Myth of meritocracy
- education is not about creating a meritocracy, it's about transmitting privilege and wealth from one generation to the other
- Key Sociologist: Gerwitz
- a parent's cultural capital can explain attainment. there are 3 types of parent
- 1. privileged skilled choosers: they know about the school system and have the time + money to support their kid's education
- 2. semi skilled choosers: concerned for their kid's education but lack awareness of how to choose the best schools
- 3. disconnected choosers: concerned for their child but do not see their choice of school as determining education success. also lack material resources to choose a good school
- likely to be middle class
- 2. semi skilled choosers: concerned for their kid's education but lack awareness of how to choose the best schools
- 1. privileged skilled choosers: they know about the school system and have the time + money to support their kid's education
- a parent's cultural capital can explain attainment. there are 3 types of parent
- Key Sociologist: Sullivan
- supports the theory of cultural capital. school has a limited effect on culture of the child; parental background is the most significant factor
- material factors are also highly significant
- supports the theory of cultural capital. school has a limited effect on culture of the child; parental background is the most significant factor
- Key Sociologists: Werfhorst and Hofstede
- draw on the work of Boudon to explain aspirations:
- working class kids are less likely to continue than the middle class kids who risk social demotion if they don't
- draw on the work of Boudon to explain aspirations:
- Material factors
- poverty has an impact on attainment e.g working class not being able to afford textbooks or a laptop
- Key Sociologists: Smith and Noble
- argues that poverty means parents are unable to afford school uniform, trips and things like computers
- they're unable to afford housing in the catchment area of a good school
- Evaluation
- new right reject the idea that some are significantly deprived, especially in a period of growing affluence and welfare state
- the focus on factors external to the school and what happens inside the classroom means the effect of teachers on their students is ignored
- Cultural deprivation
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