Speech patterns and educational achievement
restricted and elaborated speech codes explain social class differences in achievement.
Sociology key terms
educational achievement
education, Sex and gender
Explaining the Gender Gap in Education
Changes in women’s employment, family life, ambitions, socialisation and the impact of feminism all explain the gender gap in education
education, research methods, Statistics
Official Statistics on Educational Achievement in the U.K. – Strengths and Limitations
How useful are official statistics for understanding differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity? How do GCSE
education, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
Class differences in education: the role of in-school factors
In school factors include labelling, subcultures and the hidden curriculum.
Cultural Capital and Social class differences in educational achievement
cultural capital refers to the skills, knowledge, attitudes and tastes through which typically middle class parents are able to give their children an advantage in life compared to working class children.