cultural deprivation

CFLS statement

by age 3, disadvantaged children are already a year behind

language

Bernstein

working class people speak in restricted speech codes (grunts and slang)

our ability to explain and understand ideas are context bound

EVAL- speech codes are not as strict as Bernstein suggests, speech codes make assumptions about the difference between MC and WC which don’t really exist, parents are not always to blame (social media and incorrect schooling)

parents education

higher chances of going to uni if parents did

you learn behaviour and motivation from parents

parents own success means they know what is needed to succeed

Feinstein- there is a correlation between high achieving parents and their children’s achievement

WC subcultures

Sugarman- cultural deprivation is best seen through WC subcultures and they have different goals, beliefs and values

4 ways subcultures lead to failure

fatalism- whatever will be will be/fate

collectivism- friends matter more than individual success

present/time orientation- live in the now

immediate gratification- fast track mentality, choosing to take income at a young age rather than wait in education

compensatory education

sesame street- literacy, grammar and maths

operation head start- focus on parental and nursery classes