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Sociology: Education
social class: key concepts
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What does innate mean?
The idea that we are born with certain
features
that are
inherited
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What is labelling?
The process of attaching a definition or meaning to a person or group
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What is material deprivation?
A lack of resources and
wealth
needed for
educational
success
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What is subculture?
The development of a culture
separate
from the rest of society. The group have their own set of
values
that are different from
mainstream
society
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What is polarisation?
The second stage of the formation of a
subculture
, where students in
high
sets
become more
motivated
, whereas
peer
pressure
causes the behaviour of students in
low
sets
to
deteriorate
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What is fatalism?
The
subcultural
value of believing in
fate
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What is collectivism?
The
subcultural
value where the
working
class
believe that being part of a
group
is more important than acting as an
individual
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What is immediate gratification?
The
subcultural
value that causes students to want to gain
smaller
rewards
straight
away
rather than wait for
larger
ones
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What is cultural capital?
The
middle
class
advantage of having
knowledge
,
values
, tastes and
experiences
that lead to educational success
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What is economic capital?
The
middle
class
advantage of having enough
wealth
to give their children the
best
chance
of
educational
success
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What is social capital?
The
middle
class
advantage of
knowing
people
who can help 'open
doors'
for you -
connections
and
contacts
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What is
marketisation
?
The way in which
schools
are run like
businesses
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What is elaborated code?
Language styles which have a
wider
vocabulary
, are
complex
and have
longer
sentences
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What is restricted code?
Language styles which have a limited vocabulary, are simple and have shorter sentences
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