Role of Education and Social Class

These flashcards cover the key concepts and theorists related to the role of education in society, social class influences on education, and the internal processes impacting student outcomes.

Émile Durkheim

Believed education creates social solidarity and teaches shared values.

Talcott Parsons

Described education as a bridge between family and society, teaching meritocracy.

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore

Proposed that education sorts people into societal roles (role allocation).

Louis Althusser

Regarded education as an ideological state apparatus (ISA) that maintains capitalism.

Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis

Argued that the school mirrors the workplace, referring to the correspondence principle.

Douglas

Found that working-class parents are less involved in their children's education.

Bernstein

Distinguished between restricted and elaborated speech codes regarding language use.

Pierre Bourdieu

Stated that middle-class individuals possess cultural capital, aiding their success.

Flaherty

Noted that material deprivation negatively impacts educational achievement.

Howard Becker

Identified that teachers label students, creating an 'ideal pupil' stereotype.

Rosenthal and Jacobson

Developed the idea that labels can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy in education.

Ball

Discussed how streaming in schools reinforces social inequality.

Paul Willis

Studied a group of boys ('Lads') who rejected school and ended up in working-class jobs.

Sue Sharpe

Observed that girls now prioritize careers over traditional roles.

Kelly

Explored how subject choices in schools are influenced by gender.

Sewell

Examined how boys’ behavior can affect their academic achievement.

Moynihan

Proposed a cultural deprivation explanation for educational underachievement among some ethnic groups.

Gillborn and Youdell

Highlighted issues of teacher racism and institutional racism in education.

Geoff Whitty

Introduced the concept of parentocracy in educational policies.

Stephen Ball

Critiqued the marketisation of education and its effects on inequality.

Marketisation

Refers to the process of increasing competition in education, which can exacerbate inequality.