Topic 4- Education Attainment and Social Class 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationASWJEC Created by: ellenwest99Created on: 15-03-16 17:48 Working class students fail due to the meritocratic nature of schools Functionalists 1 of 6 The school system simply reinforces ruling class power and is therefore biased against working classes Marxists 2 of 6 Schools are middle-class institutions and that working class children are labelled as failures Interactionists 3 of 6 Parents can't afford educational resources for their children to succeed Smith & Noble 4 of 6 Poor families have less 'culture' Cultural deprivation 5 of 6 Parents may not do simple things like read to their children Douglas 6 of 6
Comments
No comments have yet been made