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PALMER - What amount of EM children live in low income houseing
50%
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Explain one impact of globalisation and loss of traditional mens jobs
lack of self esteem
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Who believes education is meritocratic?
functionalists and new right
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Define meritocracy
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Which sociologist discussed Nike identities?
Archer
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Who said that Ethnic Minorites saw education as a “way up” socially
Lupton
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who argues meritocracy is a myth?
Bowels and gintis
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How may a working class student be materially deprived
Housing, diet/health, finances, cost of education, fear of debt
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Flaherty identified what percentage of FSM eligable students took this up?
20%
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What did Reay find about working class girls?
they have limited aspirations due to the limited opportunities presented to them
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Who is the father of labelling
Becker
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Who found that teachers were quicker to discipline black students
Gillborn and Youdell
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What is restricted code and who is it used by?
Limited vocab, restricted grammar, simple sentences, working class
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which sociologist found that high parental education was biggest factor in student achievement?
Feinstein
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what is the hidden currciulum?
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what are the 2 key roles of education according to functionalism
teaching specialist skills and social solidarity
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Mitsos and Browne argued decline in traditional mens jobs have led to what?
Identity crisis for men
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What did Lupton find about authority in Asian households
Adult authority in Asian families is similar to the model used in schools
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Which sociologists coined the term 'A-C economy'
Gillborn and Youdell
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What percentage of university applicants are white?
30%
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Sewell identified 4 responses of boys to school - name one
the rebels, conformists, retreastists, innovators
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Who did Fuller research who he identified as untypical
group of year 11 black girls as they were high achievers
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What internal factor does Weiner argue has positivley impacted girls achievements?
challenging stereotypes and removal of sexist images from textbooks
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Slee argued boys are how many times more likely to be excluded?
4x
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example of how the 3 types of capitals can be converted into one another?
cultural e.g. visiting museums = education - doing better in school = economic - higher paid jobs
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What did Howard identify about w/c students?
were nutritionally deprived
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Which sociologists argued black pupils are less resistant to racism
Pryce
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Define labelling
Assigning a stereotype/meaning/definition to an individual that e.g. labelling a student as bright or trouble maker
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what are the 2 key roles of education according to marxism
legitimising and reproducing inequality
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Define glass ceiling
invisible barrier which keeps women out of managerial jobs
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One reason for why boys have poorer language and literacy skills
mothers spend less time reading to sons, reading as feminine activity, boys leisure pursuits don't develop language
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Liberal feminist views on gender and educational achievment
Equal opportunity policies have helped girls
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Bertier and Englemann said what about low income black families?
language spoken by low income black American families is seen as inadequate for educational success
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Name TW0 of Sugarman's’ working class barriers to educational success:
Fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification, present-time orientation
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Name a compensatory education programme:
Operation head start in US, sesame street, sure start
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Evans argued w/c girls want to fo to university because ....
to increase their earning power and help their families.
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One legislation which decreased inequalities between genders
Equal pay act
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What did Sharpe find in her research?
saw a shift in how girls see their future between 1970s and 1990s
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Define self fulfilling prophecy
A prediction that comes true simply because it has been made. A label may become true because the student internalises it.
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Who said that Indian Pupils do well despite oftern having English as a second language
Gillborn and Mirza
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who proposed the myth of cultural deprivation?
Keddie
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Define cultural deprivation
lacking cultural equipment to do well
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What did Elwood argue about coursework?
t cannot be the only influence on the gender gap because exams have more influence on the final grade
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What is intersectionality
Looking at Ethnicity in context with Gender and Class
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What did Rist's study show?
teacher labelling of different social classes impacting educational achievement
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What is an Ethocentric Curriculum
A curriculum that reflects the culture of one ethic group -usually the dominant one.
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McRobbie researched what to investigate changing attitudes of women
Magazines
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What are Nike identities
where student find their identity and symbolic capital through Brands and reject educational capital
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One internal factor impacting boys educational achievment - EXPLAIN
laddish subcultures/feminisation of education/lack of male primary school teachers
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What are the 3 types of pupil identities identified by Archer
Ideal, pathologised, demonised
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Who found that cultural Deprivation theories ignore positives of being an EM, E.g. Black Caribbean girls have strong roll models to look up to
Driver
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Who did the study into 'spurter's
Rosenthal and Jacobsen
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According to Douglas, what are working-class parents attitude to education?
Less ambitious, less encouragement, less interest, not aware of pupils progress
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What are the two types of speech codes according to Bernstein?
Restricted and elaborated
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How can Fuller's study be used to criticise labelling?
Year 11 black girls, found they rejected their label and succeeded despite teacher racism
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Which sociologists discussed 'polarisation'
Lacey
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What are the three types of identities Archer identified - (girls)
hyper heterosexualised identity, being loud, having a boyfriend
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What are postmodern views about society?
society is chaotic and fragmented
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how can cold or damp conditions affect w/c underachievement?
can lead to ill health = absences = missed work
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What positive role models might girls have in schools??
female teachers particularly those in high positions of power
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What policies have been introduced to improve boys achievement
National literacy strategy/reading champions
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One negative method of teachers impacting boys achievement
Francis - boys disciplined more harshly
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What are the 4 key beliefs identified by sugarman?
fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification and present time orientation
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One way in which m/c are advantaged in schools?
elaborated code, adequate socialisation, material resources
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What is polarisation?
One of 2 extremes - pro or anti school
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What is cultural capital?
Knowledge, attitudes, values, languages, tastes and abilities of the middle class
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Define streaming
Putting children into ability groups. Each class is then taught separately and can lead to an SFP
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Accoridng to Evans who thinks they won’t “fit in” at top unis?
W/C girs from south london which leads to self exclusion
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what is the correspondance principle?
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Who are Model Minorities
Students who succeed despite their setbacks due to being EMS
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How do Blackstone and Mortimore critisise the idea that working class parents do not care about education
They work longer hours, put off by middle class atmosphere, lack of knowledge
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Callendar and Jackson found what about w/c attitude to uni?
Debt averse - saw it as negative and something to avoid
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What is a subculture?
A group whose attitudes and values differ from mainstream values
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What are two ways in which middle class parents able to socialise their children more positivley towards education (Feinstein)
parenting style, educational behaviours, use of income, parents own education
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What did Woods find about pupils responses to streaming? [all 4 responses]
1. ritualism, 2. retreatism, 3. ingratiation, 4. rebellion
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One equal opportunity policy positivley impacting girls?
WISE/GIST
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how do parenting styles differ across social groups?
m/c = consistent discipline, w/c = harsher discipline
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