Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that factors and processes within the school are the main cause of differences in the educational achievement of different social groups It is apparent that most of the studies carried out by numerous sociologist came to the same assumption that middle class pupils tend to do alot better than working class in terms of educational achievement. Pupils from middle class backgrounds tend to pass more academic exams‚ stay on for further education
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Currently‚ there’re many people feeling confused about the definition of social class. It’s widely accepted that social class is defined as the hierarchical divisions of a capitalist society‚ in which wealth‚ income and occupation form the defining characteristics of each group. In the U.K.‚ working‚ middle and upper class were the classic formulation of social class. However‚ in fact‚ the situation of working class seems to change all the time as there are tradition and new working class and there
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Why were there so many reforms (why and when it happened and what these reforms were) introduced in the 19th century. The 19th century was a time of liberal reforms for Britain. During this era the principle of the country was laissez faire which meant the government left the people to be responsible for their own welfare. The government did not accept any responsibility for the poor. They viewed these people as irresponsible‚ drunks and no self-respect. There was no unemployment or family benefits
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Using material from item A and elsewhere assess the view that working class children under achieve because they are culturally deprived. (20Marks) Culture deprivation is when people of different classes have differences in their norms‚ values‚ attitudes of education and their speech patterns. Working class parents have a lack of interest on their child’s education which leads the child to be at a disadvantage as the other middle class children will have parents who are very interested in their
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Today I will be commenting on an excerpt from Pygmallion‚ written by Bernard Shaw. This play was first presented in 1912. Pygmalion is a play that focuses on Eliza Doolittle the main character and Higgins‚ the teacher. The storyline basically tells how Higgins teaches Eliza how to speak a proper English. The reason behind this was because the way someone spoke during the time Shaw wrote this play allowed people to define from what social class a person came from. B/c Eliza was from a lower class
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History homework The main reason people came to America was to find work. How far do you agree ? I agree with this statement as it was a strong factor to many citizens in Europe as well as the rest of the world due to a shortage of jobs‚ however despite it being a big pull factor‚ this was not the only reason people went to America. Other large reason for people migrating to America were the ; lack of space‚ little opportunity due to what class you were amongst and persecution. In comparison
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Educating Rita Setting The play takes place entirely in Frank’s office at a university in the North of England. The Playwright “I wanted to make a play which engaged and was relevant to those who considered themselves uneducated‚ those whose daily language is not the language of the university or the theatre. I wanted to write a play which would attract‚ and be as valid for the Ritas in the audience as well as the Franks.” Literary Elements Characters Frank – Frank is a middle aged‚ middle-class
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Comedy should subvert but Pygmalion just confirms the conformist message that class is fixed and shouldn’t be fluid. Discuss. In Pygmalion‚ the time era is Edwardian‚ and class can be seen as both fixed and fluid. We can see that Shaw’s intentions are clear‚ underlying the play‚ Shaw’s message is clear that the class system is flawed‚ and that Eliza’s uprising proves this through her strong‚ subversive attitude. An example of Shaw suggesting that class is fluid in Pygmalion is through Doolittle’s
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Essay hard times outline Introduction General info‚ for example: Time and place written: London‚ 1854. Date of publication: pubished in serial instalments in Dickens’ magazine Household Words from April 1st to August 12th‚ 1854. Time: middle of the nineteenth century Place: Coketown‚ a manufacturing town in South England Discuss idea of people in Victorian age: three classes still Higher class: very few people‚ very fond of themselves and look down at lower class Middle class: not very rich
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Explain what is meant by the ideal pupil In classrooms‚ many teachers labelled and classified certain students to their ethical and academic backgrounds. Becker concluded the common image of the ‘ideal pupil’ as being intelligent‚ well behaved‚ motivated and usually from a middle class background. Suggest three reasons why students from the upper social classes and those who have attended independent schools are more likely to gain places at elite universities such as LSE and Oxbridge even when
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