Working in groups of about 5 students, each member of the group should investigate a different website from the following list. Find out about the school – for example, the cost of fees (and ‘extras’); how to gain admission; school facilities and sport, arts and expeditions available; the range of subjects and examination results. Some sites have interesting virtual tours you can … [Read more...]
Working Class Subcultures
Refer to Sugarman’s account of working class subculture on page 95. Read the following statement and identify how Sugarman’s four key features of working-class subculture are illustrated. There are more than you think! ‘I might be under a bus tomorrow, so what’s the point of waiting? I want to enjoy myself now. I’d much rather go out and have a good time while I can, not do lots … [Read more...]
Indicators of Class Differences in Achievement
Two indicators that are often used to measure class differences in achievement are whether children have free school meals and the proportion of working class pupils in higher education. Free School Meals Whether children have free school meals is often used as a measure of child poverty. In pairs, study the figures below. Discuss the differences you can see and suggest reasons for those … [Read more...]
Cultural and Economic Capital
In pairs, study the list below and discuss which are examples of cultural capital and which are examples of economic capital. Put them into two lists and add two more examples of your own to each list. Finally, summarise what is the difference between the two. Parents writing an effective appeal letter against a child’s school allocation Parents sending their child to a … [Read more...]
Class Differences in Achievement (1) External Factors : Answers to QuickCheck Questions
Such as: educational toys, language, parents reading to a child Deferred: making sacrifices now for greater rewards later. Immediate: seeking pleasure now rather than making sacrifices to gain future rewards (also referred to as ‘short-term hedonism’.) Elaborated: context-free; communicates abstract ideas; wider vocabulary; grammatically complex sentences. Restricted: … [Read more...]