cultural explanations for different class achievement (50 marks) A social class background has a very powerful influence on a child’s chances of success in the education system. The children that are from a middle class background will normally perform better than the working class. Basil Bernstein identifies to different speech codes that can effect class achievement in the education system. The restricted speech code‚ this is normally used by the working class. It is based on a very limited amount
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How does class influence identity in contemporary society?The class structure involves some degree of shaping our identities. Income and paid work are important sources of individual and collective identity. Social class is a means of classifying the economic and social divisions of a society‚ which involve some degree of inequality. For example classifying some people as poor‚ working class or middle class. We may adopt or contest these representations. People define their economic position through
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Title: ‘What the bourgeoisie...produces...is its own grave-diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable.’ Consider this statement with reference to the pattern of class struggle that Marx sees appearing under capitalism. Through my analysis of Marx and Engel’s ‘The Communist Manifesto’ I have come to somewhat agree with their view that in the end the Proletariat always come out on top. It seems to me that it is nothing but a vicious circle . Marx comments that through
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What Is the American Dream? To most people it’s hope that with hard work and the right motivation they can move up the social ladder. Moving up to a higher social class can benefit the dreamer in many ways. Not only can they help their family by providing them with better housing and schooling but also can give their children a better start in society. Although the American Dream seems attainable‚ the truth is that it’s becoming harder to succeed as time progresses. This movement on the ladder of
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three cultural factors that might cause working class educational underachievement are intellectual development‚ language and attitudes and values. Intellectual development. Refers to the development if thinking and reasoning skills‚ such as the ability to solve problems and use ideas and concepts. J.W.B. Douglas (1964) found that working class pupils scored lower on tests of ability that middle class pupils. He argues that this is because working class parents are less likely to support their children’s
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In Il Signor Max‚ the upper class are portrayed by Camerini in a way that is unflattering and emphasizes class difference. The upper class are seen as frivolous people who live their lives looking for the next bit of entertainment. For example‚ when Paola and Max officially meet each other‚ it is at a dance where everyone is supposed to wear these silly hats. Camerini uses these hats to gently make fun of the aristocrats by their silly appearance and by their need to have these kind of party favours
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Yukimi Ouchi January 7‚ 2013 Book Review on “Where We Stand: Class Matters” In her book "Where We Stand: Class Matters"‚ Bell Hooks address the issues of classism interlocking with racism‚ white supremacist ideology and sexism in contemporary American culture. Her arguments in this book are greatly tied to her personal experience that she moved up from working class to the upper class as she succeeds in academic life and writing many books. Through this
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“Social Class no longer has any impact on voting behaviour” I agree with this statement up to a certain extent‚ as there are many very influential factors which may impact upon someone’s voting behaviour. Social class is not the deciding factor in many cases nowadays; people are more likely to decide according to other key issues for example policies. I disagree with this strongly as people are much more likely to decide according to someone’s policies‚ as someone who may come from an upper
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social formations. According to his industrialization gave us two new classes‚ which had evolved from the old feudal society. The bourgeoisie and the proletariat (Bradley‚ 2006: 134-135). The bourgeoisie in England‚ the new economically dominant class. At the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ they tried to strengthen its social and political power. At the local level‚ they obtained the power in many villages‚ especially north of the country. They did this through by starting schools and leisure
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examines the relationships between the black working poor and the black middle class. The black middle class is defined as being fragmented‚ comprised of an array of incomes‚ professions‚ and educational levels. The article also states that black middle class experiences economic shifts that move back and forth between blue-collar and white-collar income levels and occupations. (Shawn A. Ginwright 2002) The black middle class experienced dramatic growth in the post civil-rights era. This growth raised
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