Social class: Explanation
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- Social class: Explanation
- Internal
- Setting and streaming Working class pupils may be placed in lower sets and streams and middle class are more likely to be in higher sets
- Stephen Ball Beachside Comprehensive. He explained the internal factors. Pupils were put into 3 bands on the basis of info supplied by primary school
- Band 2 not interested
- Band 1 good
- Band 3 mentally retarded
- Stephen Ball Beachside Comprehensive. He explained the internal factors. Pupils were put into 3 bands on the basis of info supplied by primary school
- Teacher/pupil interactions Labels are often given to pupils on the basis of their appearance, language and attitude
- Becker interviewed 60 high school teachers and found that the judged their pupils on the appearance and conduct (1971)
- Working-class subculture They can affect the work they do and their achievement. Seen with working class boys who are more likely to develop anti-school subcultures
- Setting and streaming Working class pupils may be placed in lower sets and streams and middle class are more likely to be in higher sets
- External
- Speech pattern working-class children lack appropriate language skills to succeed in education
- Bernstein identified differences in language that influence working class students to achieve considerably less in education than middle class There are two types of speech codes of students language
- Elaborate middle-class were able to use more elaborate language
- Restricted working class students tended to use restrictions (slang, shorter speech)
- Bernstein identified differences in language that influence working class students to achieve considerably less in education than middle class There are two types of speech codes of students language
- Cultural deprivation Working class often lack appropriate attitudes, norms + values necessary to succeed in education May include
- Lack of support with H/W
- Parents' level of educations
- Encouraging a work ethic
- Parents' attitude and interests
- Lack of cultural experiences (museums)
- Parents' attitude Pierre Bourdieu
- Cultural capital is what capitalist society and organisations portray as the most superior way of thinking and behaving
- The middle class have better access to 'cultural capital' than the working class. their parents can pass on the more respected language, skills + values
- Material deprivation although state is free there are hidden costs (around £1,614 per year)
- Kerris Cooper + Kitty Stewart 'A lack of money can mean cold, overcrowded homes and lack of book and computers act'
- may lead to pupils having to work part time so are more tired to study
- Speech pattern working-class children lack appropriate language skills to succeed in education
- Internal
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