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AQA A-Level Sociology - Education Exam June 2024 with Answers
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AQA A-Level Sociology -Education Exam June 2024 with
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(intro) What are sociologists interested in? - Answer>> -
government changes to education
- how pupils are labelled
- pupils home background
- How pupils experience school e.g. subject choice
(social class) Key stats? - Answer>> - 55% likely to get 5 A-Cs
at gcse compared to 88% it on FSM
- 91% gcse achievement if in high professional work opposed to
66% in routine work
(social class) Outside school / Home background (external)? -
Answer>> Suggest class differences in educational
achievement relate to home and family background. Developed to
argue against biological ideas that class was linked to intelligence
(social class) What did the centre of Longitudinal Research Find?
- Answer>> By 3 children from disadvantaged backgrounds
were already years behind in comparison
(social class) What is material deprivation? - Answer>> Lacking
basic necessities due to poverty
(social class) Material Deprivation - Department for Education
2012? - Answer>> 1/3 of students eligible for FSM achieve 5 or
more GCSEs and are more likely to be excluded
,(social class) Material Deprivation - Flaherty 2004? - Answer>>
Money problems in the family are a factor in non-attendance at
school
(social class) Material Deprivation - Housing? - Answer>> Has
direct and indirect impacts on pupil achievement
(social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Direct? -
Answer>> Overcrowding makes it harder to study, less room for
education and homework. Sleep disturbed due to sharing beds
and bedrooms. Young children development can be impaired by
lack of space for safe play. Living in temporary housing can
change school
(social class) Material Deprivation - Housing: Indirect? -
Answer>> Effects on health and welfare e.g. children in
crowded houses run a greater risk of accidents and cold and
damp lead to infection
(social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Howard
2001? - Answer>> Children from poor homes have lower
intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals. Leads to poor health
and difficulties concentrating
(social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Wilkinson
1999? - Answer>> Children from poorer homes are more likely
to have emotional and behavioral problems. Found that 10 year
old from lower class backgrounds have higher rates of
hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorder
(social class) Material Deprivation - Diet and Health: Blanden and
Mashin? - Answer>> Children from poorer backgrounds are
more likely to engage in fighting and temper tantrums
,(social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Tanner 2003? - Answer>> Study in Oxford
area found costs of transport, uniform, books, computers, sports,
music and art etc place a burden in poorer families
(social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Flaherty? - Answer>> Poor children have to
make do with hand-me-downs or cheaper equipment which can
result in isolation, stigma and bullying. Fear of stigma may explain
why 20% refuse FSM
(social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Smith and Noble? - Answer>> Poverty is a
barrier in other ways e.g. private tuition. Children from low income
families may need to take on jobs which may distract from school
work
(social class) Material Deprivation - Financial Support and
Educational Costs: Markinitizeation? - Answer>> Middle class
parents are in better positions to manipulate the system in order
to get their children into the best schools i.e. more economic
support.
(social class) Material Deprivation - University: Callander and
Jackson? - Answer>> Working class students are more likely to
see debt negatively i.e. see more costs then benefits ingoing to
university e.g. UCAS reports number of applicants down 8% since
2012
(social class) Material Deprivation - University: Working Class? -
Answer>> Less likely to revive support from family whilst at uni.
, More likely to apply to local unis meaning they can save on costs.
Likely to drop out and work 2x as much due to debt
(social class) What is Cultural Deprivation? - Answer>>
Inadequate socialization in the home, lack of cultural equipment
e.g. language / self-discipline and reasoning skills
(social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language? - Answer>>
Level of communication affects cognitive development
(social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Fernstine? -
Answer>> Educated pupils are more likely to use language that
challenges children's abilities e.g. 'are you ready for the next
step'. Less educated parents use language that only requires
children to make descriptive statements e.g. what is that animal
(social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Engleman? -
Answer>> Language used in lower class homes is usually
deficient i.e. they communicate by gestures or single words. Thus
kids can't develop abstract thinking and are not able to use
language that helps them to explain. Thus are unable to make the
most of education.
(social class) Cultural Deprivation - Language: Bernstine? -
Answer>> Argues working class students underachieve due to
a restricted code which does not fit the elaborate code favored by
society/education used by most w/c children
(social class) Cultural Deprivation - Parents Education:
Douglas/Feinstien? - Answer>> Working class parents place
less value on education. They are less ambitious for their
children, gave them less encouragement and visited school to
discuss progress less often .
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