norms, values, beliefs, skills
and knowledge are needed to
achieve in education through
primary socialisation.
1. intellectual,
2. language 3.
attitude and
values
1. Intellectual - ability
to develop thinking,
reasoning and
problem-solving
w/c lack books, educational
toys, activities = slow
development
Douglas = w/c scored less
because of less parent influence -
not reading to them at night
times therefore no development
evidence - Young and bernstein - m/c buy
more influenced items to help develop
their intellectual development
critics - ignores
material deprevation -
poverty, ignores
labelling, w/c are
different culture and
it is a myth.
2. language = bernstein
restricted
w/c -
limited
vocab,
predicted,
critics - B= w/c
inadequate - school
needs to teach them how
to use elabortated
speech
elaborated
= m/c - range of
vocab, text book =
suited for everyone
3. Attitide and Values = Sugarman
fatalism -
'whatever
happens
happens will
be' m/c will try
to stop fate
and change by
putting effort
Collectivism
valuing being
in a group
than
individual,
m/c wants to
succeed
individually
critics - passed on
my previous
generation ie not
their fault
immediate
gratification
enjoying present instead of making
sacrifices - M/C - deferred
gratification - making sacrifices now
for reward later
present-time
orientation -
seeing present as
more important
therefore no long
term goal or plans-
m/c planning for
future therfore do
good in education
material deprivation
poor housing
over crowding = hard to
concentrate,
nowhere to do
homework,
distubed sleep to
tired to work
no save enironment
for children to play
outside and develop
problem solving.
move around
therefore disrupting
education, illness
from damp house
and days off school
Diet and
health
Howard - low energy,
vitamins and minerals.
poor health affects by
weakening the immune
system and lowering the
childrens energy = absence
from school.
Also emotional and behavioural problems -
Wilkinson - ten years the lower the social
class = high hyperactivity, anxiety and
disorders - effect on children education
finance
no equipment and
miss out experience
that will help develop
educational
achievement
Tanner - books, trips,
computers, calculator
etc = heavy burden on
poor families
cultural Capital
Bourdieu: Three
types of capital
explains why
M/C achieve in
education than
W/C
1. Cultural Capital
2. Educational
Capital 3.
Economic Capital
Cultural Capital
refers to knowledge,
attitude, values,
language, tastes and
abilities of M/C
Better socialisation =
ability to grasp, analyse
and express abstract ideas.
therefore
understand the
educational system
this gives the M/C an
advantage as they have
the ability and interest
are valued and rewarded
with qualification
On the other hand, W/C
devalue their culture as
rough and inferior
lead to exam failure and get the
message that education isn't for
them and respond by truanting,
leaving early or not trying,
Education
and economic
capital
B - argues that
educational,
economic and cultural
are covered all
together
M/C are better
equipped to gain
qualifications
wealthier parents can
afford to send children
to private school and
extra tuition
Campos and Leech say that M/C
parents can afford to move
houses near a good school =
increase costs for houses near
good schools.
Gewirtz:
Marketisation and
parental choice
found differences
between and cultural
lead to class difference
in how parents choose a
secondary school
found 3 main
types of parents
privileged-skilled
chooser
M/C parents = confident, well
educated and prosperous
know how the education
system work - waiting
list, putting particular
choice first etc
research difference schools
so they can choose best one
for their children
economic capital =
can afford to move
around the
education system
or pay travel fees
disconnected-local
chooser
w/c - restricted by
lack of economic
and cultural
capital
found it hard yo
understand school
admissions prosecures.
less confident in
dealing with schools,
less aware of options
open,
only care if the
school is safe and
good for the
childrens health
couldn't travel far as
there was no money.
was forced to go to a
local school.
semi-skilled
choosers
w/c but ambitious for
their children but don't
cultural capital
depend on other opinions
and get frustrated if they
don't get in
Gewirtz says M/C take advantage
of opportunities for good
education. marketisation gives
everyone a greater choice
Whitty -
marketisation has
not led to more
opportunities for
W/C. instead
allowed M/C to use
their knowledge
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