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How does language lead to inequality in education?
Language barriers and education can clash. Like, a child without the ability to speak english as they haven't been taught it in school. Slang and proper english, people can have limited understanding of the slang.
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Supporting research of how language can lead to inequality
Hubbs-Tait et al (2002) - parents use language that challenges their children to evaluate their own understanding or abilities - cognitive performance improves
Bernstein (1975) - restricted + elaborated code
Feinstein (2008) - educated parents - praise. A
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How does a parents education and parenting style create inequality?
Parents attitudes to education are key in affecting childrens achievement
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Supporting research with parents education and parenting style
Douglas (1964) - WC place less value on ed, resulting in less ambition for the children, less encouragement and less interest in ed.
Feinstein (2008) - Parenting style and parents educational behaviour and use of income, class, and parental ed.
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How does the WC subculture create inequality in ed?
A lack of parental interest in their childs education reflects the subcultural values of the working class. A subculture is a group whos attitudes and values are from those of a mainstream culture.
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Research to support WC subcultures
Sugarman (1970) + his 4 key features (that act as a barrier to educational achievement
Fatalism: belief in fate
Collectivism: Value being part of a group rather succeeding by oneself
Immediate gratification: seeking pleasure now rather than making sacrif
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Bourdieu's three types of capital
- Cultural capital
-economic capital
- educational
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How could these three link? (A03)
In order to gain educational capital through economic, you would need enough money in order to put your child through school properly (material dep), educational capital could link to cultural through, you would learn of different cultures and the school
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Studies of cultural capital
Leech and Campos (2003) - conducted a study in coventry, where they found that MC parents are more likely to afford a house in the catchement area of a school that is highly places in the exam leagure tables. "Selection by Mortgage"
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Supports or evaluated Bourdieu's theory?
Would support the economic asset, as the middle class is able to afford the house in the catchment area, purely for the educational benefit of the child. Supports cultural capital as the wealth of the MC gives them an advantage.
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Alice Sullivan (2001)
Used a questionnaire on 456 students across 4 different schools. She asked them about a range of activities such as reading and TV habits and whether they attended museums, galleries, the theatre, etc. Tested vocabulary and knowledge too. Those that read
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Would ^ study support Bourdieu's theory?
IT would support, as it mentions that children from those of a graduate are more than likely to read complex fiction and documentaries. This links to cultural C as graduates are more than likely to be middle-class people, their wealth gives them and advan
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Sullivan (2001)
cultural capital only accounted for part of the difference in class achievement, where pupils of different classes had the same level of cultural capital, middle class students still did better.
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Support or evaluates Bourdieu's study?
Both, as it states cultural capital is not entirely responsible for class differences but could support the idea of economic capital because of financial assets.
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What does Nell Keddie believe?
Cultural deprivation is a myth and that it is a victim-blaming report.
A child's failure is not entirely due to their culturally deprived home background, they can be deprived of their own culture, arguing that they are not deprived, just culturally diffe
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