Summary 30 Mark Essay Plan on Class and Differential Attainment in Education AQA A-level sociology

Sociology of Education
Social Class and Attainment – Summary Grid

Identify three statistics that demonstrate a class divide in educational attainment

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Internal Factors
Labelling Subcultures Curriculum Marketisation Material Deprivation Material Dep
(Health) (Educational r
choice
Explain how these factors affect class differences in attainment (use concepts!) Explain how these factors aff
Teachers are prejudiced
(ideal pupil = middle class).

Treat students differently
(differentiation / setting /
negative attitude /
exclusion)

Students self-image is
affected (master status)
“I’m stupid”, “I don’t like
maths”

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Labelling causes working
class under attainment
Research that Supports these factors Researc
Becker Lacey Bowles and Gintis Whitty Harker Gewir
Lab experiment – teachers
sorted images
(ideal pupil)

Rosenthal and Jacobson
Field experiment – IQ Test =
spurters (Pygmalion effect)

Jane Elliot
Field experiment
Negative self-image / self-