sociology key terms

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material deprivation

It’s the idea of the lack of basic necessities (poverty) e.g. like adequate diet, good housing, or the money to afford all of this. In education its the idea that the working class underachieve because they have a lack of resources e.g. correct unif

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cultural deprivation

It’s the theory that working class children are inadequately socialised and therefore lack the ‘right’ or ‘correct’ culture that is needed for educational success.

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restricted code

It’s the speech used by the working class. It is quote short sentences with a short range of vocabulary, hand gestures and incorrect grammar.

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league tables

It’s a set of statistics that is used to compare the performance of a number of individuals, groups, or institutions. E.g. a comparison of schools gcse results.

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marketisation

It’s the policy of introducing market forces of supply and demand in areas run by government e.g. education system and the NHS. The 1988 Education Reform Act encouraged/started marketisation of education by making competition between schools and the

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parentocracy

It’s the idea of ‘being ruled by the parents’. This idea is associated with ‘marketisation of education’ as parents have the choice of which school their child will attend. Middle-class parents’ usually benefit from this because they have more educa

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It’s the theory that working class children are inadequately socialised and therefore lack the ‘right’ or ‘correct’ culture that is needed for educational success.

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restricted code

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league tables

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