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key concepts - Education
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Sociology
12th Grade
03/02/2012

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Male Gaze
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the way you frame a picture is through the eyes of men, women bodies are objectified

 

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immediate gratification
Definition
Working class are more of the 'i want it now' type
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deferred gratification
Definition
this is aimed towards the middle class, they can wait and succeed knowing they will be rewarded
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elaborated speech code
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used by teachers and middle class, a broader range of vocabulary
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restricted speech code
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generally used by working class, limited vocabulary and are grammatically incorrect
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material deprivation
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means that w/c lack the money to have the best chance of succeeding in education because they cannot afford the extras

 

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compensatory education
Definition
government education policies such as Operation head start in the USA and Surestart in the UK that seek to tackle the problem of under achievement by providing extra support and funding for schools and families in deprived areas.
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cultural capital
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the knowledge, attitudes, values, language, tastes and abilities that the middle class transmit to their children.
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cultural deprivation
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the theory that many w/c & black children are inadequately socialised and there for lack the 'right' culture needed for educational success
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differentiation
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distinguishing or creating differences between individuals or groups. In educ., streaming is a form of this, that distinguishes between pupils on the basis of ability
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ethnocentric curriculum
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the NC  has been described as an EC since it tends to value white, western music, literature, languages, history, religion etc & disregards or does not value black or Asian cultures
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parentocracy
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literally 'rule by parents' MC parents may benefit from this b/c they have more economic and cultural capital and are better placed to exercise choice.
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selection
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in education, the process of choosing & allocation pupils to a paticular school, class, stream etc.
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self-fulfilling Prophecy
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where a prediction made about a person or group comes true simply because its been made.
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stereotype
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a simplified, one-sided & often negative image of a group or individual which assumes that all members of that group share the same characteristics
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subculture
Definition
a group of people within society who share the same norms, values, beliefs and attitudes that are in someways different from or apposed to the mainstream culture e.g anti-school S/C formed by pupils in lower streams
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