6. cultural capital is the knowledge, attitudes, language and abilities help by the middle class - more likely to develop intellectual interests giving them an advantage in school - education favors the dominant mc culture - wc culture is seen as inferior an
Douglas
Engleman
Bourdieu
Bernstein
7. economic capital of mc families can be transferred into educational capital - private schooling, extra tuition, post code lottery - giving their mc children an advantage when it comes to school and achieving well
Bourdieu
Sugarman
Sewell
Gerwitz
8. used questionnaires to test Bourdieu's theory - students who read complex books and watch documentaries have a wider vocab range indicating a higher cultural capital - the greater resources, motivation and aspirations of mc students explains why there is
Bordieu
Sullivan
Bernstein
Douglas
9. adult authority in asian families is similar to the model that operates at school - asian children are passive and respect the schools values and rules
Lupton
Strand
Khan
Sugarman
10. middle class mothers buy educational toys for their children, setting them up for academic success - higher value and interest in their childs education
Englemann
Bereiter, Douglas and Young
Bernstien, Douglas and Young
Young
11. young people from poor backgrounds have a low intake of energy and vitamins leading to poor health and time off of school/difficulty concentrating --- wc children have a higher rate of hyperactivity and anxiety which can negatively effect their education
Douglas and Young
Lees and Parker
Howard and Wilkinson
Howard and Becker
12. language barriers can be a big issue with educational achievement (cultural deprivation) - however KEDDIE argues that ethnic minorities are culturally different not deprived
14. wc parents are less encouraging towards their children, placing a lower value on education - less ambitious for their children - not supportive, don't attend parents evenings etc
Douglas
Parker
Sugarman
Douglas & Young
15. black students are 'stereotypically' socialized into a 'live for today' attitude which leads to underachievement - dont value education - no encouragement for success