, Key
theorists
sociology
, Education
Topic one - External class differences in achievement
Cultural deprivation theorists
● Bereiter + Engelmann 1966 ( language used in homes)
-language used in lower class homes is deficient - communicating by gestures , single
words or disjointed phrases
-as a result children fail to develop necessary language skills and grow up incapable of
abstract thinking and unable to use the language to explain , describe , enquire or
compare : can't take advantages of opportunities that the schools give
● Bernstein 1975 (speech codes)
-restricted speech code : used by wc , limited vocabulary and is based on short often
unfinished grammatically simple sentences , predictable, may involve a simple word or
gesture , descriptive not analytic + is context bound (assumes the listener shares the
same experiences
-elaborated speech code : used by the mc , wider vocab and based on longer
grammatically more complex sentences ,speech is more varied and communicates
abstract ideas ,context free
theorists
sociology
, Education
Topic one - External class differences in achievement
Cultural deprivation theorists
● Bereiter + Engelmann 1966 ( language used in homes)
-language used in lower class homes is deficient - communicating by gestures , single
words or disjointed phrases
-as a result children fail to develop necessary language skills and grow up incapable of
abstract thinking and unable to use the language to explain , describe , enquire or
compare : can't take advantages of opportunities that the schools give
● Bernstein 1975 (speech codes)
-restricted speech code : used by wc , limited vocabulary and is based on short often
unfinished grammatically simple sentences , predictable, may involve a simple word or
gesture , descriptive not analytic + is context bound (assumes the listener shares the
same experiences
-elaborated speech code : used by the mc , wider vocab and based on longer
grammatically more complex sentences ,speech is more varied and communicates
abstract ideas ,context free
