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Class and Educational Achievement: External and Internal Factors

Liddy English 7 cards

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1External FactorsOutside of school.
Home life.
Family background.
2Internal FactorsInside school.
Teachers.
Fellow students.
Pastoral systems.
Interactions.
3J. W. B. Douglas.Intellectual Development.
External Factors: cultural deprivation.
Argument: many working-class homes lack the books and educational toys that would stimulate a child's intellectual development. Intellectual development refers to the development of thinking and reasoning skills.
4Basil Bernstein.Language.
External factors: cultural deprivation.
Argument: the difference in speech code give middle class children an advantage at school because teachers encourage students to use the elaborated code since this is what we are examined on
5Barry Sugarman.Values and Attitudes.
External factors: cultural deprivation.
-Fatalism
-Collectivism
-Immediate Gratification
-Present-time Orientation
6Marilyn Howard.Diet & Health.
External Factors: Material Deprivation.
Argument: young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of vitamins and food. Children from poorer homes also need liable to emotional and behavioural problems.
7Alice Sullivan. Bourdieu.External Factors: Cultural Capital.
A mix of cultural and material deprivation. cultural capital refers to the knowledge, attitudes, values, language, tastes and abilities of the middle class. Economic capital refers to the act of buying things to do with aiding education.