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Differential educational achievement: Class (External factors)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Argued that the working class have a subculture of fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification and present-time orientation.
a)
Hubbs-Tait
b)
Bernstein
c)
Douglas
d)
Sugarman
2.
Argued that parental attitudes towards education lead to class differences in achievement.
a)
Hubbs-Tait
b)
Douglas
c)
Sugarman
d)
Feinstein
3.
Stated that middle class parenting styles are more consistent in terms of discipline and educational behaviours.
a)
Hubbs-Tait
b)
Bernstein
c)
Douglas
d)
Feinstein
4.
Agued that middle class parents challenge their children to evaluate their thinking leading to higher levels of cognitive ability.
a)
Hubbs-Tait
b)
Bernstein
c)
Douglas
d)
Sugarman
e)
Feinstein
5.
Argued that working class and middle class people use different language codes.
a)
Bernstein
b)
Douglas
c)
Sugarman
d)
Feinstein
6.
Found that children from poorer families have poorer diets and nutrition which leads to higher absence rates.
a)
Tanner
b)
Smith and Noble
c)
Ridge
d)
Howard
7.
Found that working class students cannot afford private tuition or private education.
a)
Flaherty
b)
Smith and Noble
c)
Ridge
d)
Howard
8.
Found that there is a stigma attached to those on free school meals which prevent families from taking up these entitlements
a)
Flaherty
b)
Smith and Noble
c)
Ridge
d)
Howard
9.
Highlighted that working class students need to take on paid work while still at school to help the family financially.
a)
Tanner
b)
Flaherty
c)
Ridge
d)
Howard
10.
Argues that the cost of books, computer, trips, uniform and equipment can put a heavy burden on working class families.
a)
Tanner
b)
Flaherty
c)
Ridge
d)
Howard
11.

Who devised the theory of cultural capital?

a)

Bernstein

b)

Douglas

c)
Bourdieu
d)
Sullivan
12.

Which term refers to middle class parents having higher levels of qualifications?

a)
Cultural Capital
b)
Economic capital
c)
Educational capital
13.

Whcih term refers to the skills, knowledge, norms and values which can be used to get ahead in education and life more generally

a)
Cultural Capital
b)
Economic capital
c)
Educational capital
14.

Which term refers to money and household income?

a)
Cultural Capital
b)
Economic capital
c)
Educational capital
15.

Who tested Bourdieu's theory and found that students that showed great cultural capital were children of graduates and more likely to succeed at GCSE?

a)

Bernstein

b)

Sugarman

c)
Sullivan