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- 1Explain what is meant by the term ‘cultural capital’ (2)Norms & values that the middle class transmit to their children that give them an advantage in the education system
- 2Explain what is meant by cultural deprivationNorms and values that the working class transmit to their children that gives them a disadvantage in the education system
- 3Suggest three material factors that might cause working-class educational underachievement. (6)Having to earn money instead of studying – might make w/c/ not see the point of academic success and fail, having to earn money whilst studying - might make w/c student spend less time studying, lack of workspace at home – might make it difficult for w/c to do homework, travel costs – might make school attendance inconsistent which could make them miss lessons and fail, inability to afford private tuition – which m/c students can affrd given them an unfair advantage over w/c pupils, inability to afford books/computers – could mean that w/c students go without revision books and other equipment they need to help them achieve in education, inability to afford trips – might mean w/c/ children miss out on important aspect of their education or miss opportunities to bond with their peers, w/c pupils might have to move around a lot which could mean starting lots of schools. This can be unsettling and cause w/c/ pupils to hate school and therefore underachieve
- 4Outline some of the ways in which the labelling process may lead to educational under-achievement for some pupils. (12)Self-fulfilling prophecy - BECKER, pupil responses/subcultures -, setting and streaming - KEDDIE, teacher expectations, low/high status knowledge, A*-C economy, primary/secondary schools, gender, ethnicity, social class.
- 5Outline some of the ways in which cultural deprivation may lead to educational under-achievement for working-class pupils. (12)language - BERNSTEIN, parental attitudes to education - DOUGLAS, immediate/deferred gratification, present-time orientation -, cultural capital - BOURDIEU, victim-blaming., Fatalism - SUGARMAN
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