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Summary A Level AQA Sociology- Education (Social class external factors)
Detailed notes on the education topic of A level sociology, including many key studies/sociologists
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SOCIAL CLASS EXTERNAL/INTERNAL FACTORS- EXTERNAL FACTORS
o Material deprivation
Diet, health and housing
Cost of education
Fear of debt
o Cultural deprivation
Language and speech codes
Parents education
Working class community subculture
Cultural capital
- INTERNAL FACTORS
o Teacher labelling
o Self-fulfilling prophecy
o Ability grouping and educational triage
o Pupil subcultures
o Pupil identity
- WHAT IS MATERIAL DEPRIVATION?
o Refers to poverty
, o Lack of money to buy material necessities such as adequate
housing and income
o Children on FSM underachieve academically compared to
those who are not on FSM - 36.8% kids on FSM achived 5 A*-
C, 63% of those not
o Is linked to non-attendance, which affects achievement
o Exclusion rates higher in low income - hard to get back into
mainstream education
o Nearly 90% failing schools in deprived areas
- HOUSING
Overcrowding – direct - Can mean less room for
educational activities, nowhere to do homework,
disturbed sleep from sharing beds/bedrooms etc.
Children's development can be impaired from a lack of
space
Poor housing – indirect – Children in crowded homes
run greater risk of accidents
Subsequent health problems due to poor housing could
mean physical and mental distress, meaning more
absences from school, meaning more likely to perform
worse in school
- DIET AND HEALTH
(Howard) Children in poorer homes have lower intakes
of energy, vitamins and minerals (poorer nutrition) -
weaker immune system and less energy means short
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