Explaining Class Differences (external)

Douglas (Cultural Deprivation)

Working class parents place less value on their childrens education. Greater interest shown by middle class parents (regualr school visits etc).

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Bernstein (Cultural Deprivation)

elaborated and restricted code. Working class families tend to use restricted code.

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Sugarman

Working class and middle class have different attitudes to education based on their parents occupation. Defered gratification.

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Howard (Material Deprivation)

Working class kids have a worse diet resulting in more time out of education, worse grades.

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Reay (Material Deprivation)

Working class kids tend to go to local universities to avoid travel/ accomodation costs.

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Bourdieu (Cultural Capital)

Cultural Capital procides middle class kids with an unfair advantage.

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Gerwitz (Marketisation)

Middle class parents can pick what schools they want to send their children to- marketisation helps show what schools are the best.

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elaborated and restricted code. Working class families tend to use restricted code.

Bernstein (Cultural Deprivation)

Working class and middle class have different attitudes to education based on their parents occupation. Defered gratification.

Working class kids have a worse diet resulting in more time out of education, worse grades.

Working class kids tend to go to local universities to avoid travel/ accomodation costs.

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