Social Class

Cards (26)

  • What crisis do working class males face according to Mac an Ghaill?

    Crisis of masculinity
  • How has deindustrialisation affected working class males?
    It has led to unemployment
  • What do working class males aspire to according to Willis?
    Basic manual labour jobs
  • What percentage of the UK's wealth do the top 20% own?
    60%
  • What does Bourdieu argue about the education system?

    It is biased towards dominant classes
  • What is the main function of education according to Bourdieu?
    Social reproduction
  • How does the hidden curriculum affect working class students?
    It devalues their knowledge and skills
  • What attitude do working class ladettes adopt according to Jackson?
    Anti-school attitudes
  • What behavior is associated with working class ladettes?
    Smoking and arguing with teachers
  • What does the Attainment 8 measure?
    A student's average grade across eight subjects
  • What percentage of students eligible for free school meals achieve above grade 5?
    34.4%
  • What percentage of students not eligible for free school meals achieve above grade 5?
    48.3%
  • What concept did Price develop in 2014?
    Poverty porn
  • What effect does 'poverty porn' have on the underclass according to Price?
    It leads to their exploitation by media
  • How does the media portray the underclass according to Price?
    To shock and entertain audiences
  • What does Jones say about the term 'chav'?
    It describes working class culture negatively
  • What is 'chavtainment' according to Jones?
    Shows portraying negative views of working class
  • How has the perception of the working class changed according to Jones?
    From 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth'
  • What does Miliband state about the media's role in society?
    It distracts from real social issues
  • What does Miliband say about inequality in a capitalist society?
    It is inevitable
  • What percentage of prisoners come from the lowest social classes according to Walmsley et al?
    41%
  • How does poverty relate to crime according to Coles?

    Poor individuals are more likely to commit crime
  • What term does Harding use to describe the situation of working class youths in London?
    Street Casino
  • What do working class youths turn to for income according to Harding?
    Crime
  • What is gained through committing deviance according to Harding?
    Street capital
  • How does Harding describe the lives of working class youths?
    They gamble with their lives