Making sense of the theory Match the key term with the definitions (these are mixed up Habitus Ways of thinking, experiences and taste preferences that are shared by members of the same social class Symbolic capital A sense of status and worth that comes from sharing the same habitus as the education system Symbolic violence Defining working class tastes and lifestyle as worthless and bad taste and so denying social capital to those with a working class habitus Self exclusion “Education is not for people like me” Symbolic violence Ways of thinking, experiences and taste preferences that are shared by members of the same social class Habitus A sense of status and worth that comes from sharing the same habitus as the education system Self exclusion Defining working class tastes and lifestyle as worthless and bad taste and so denying social capital to those with a working class habitus Symbolic capital “Education is not for people like me”

Nicola Ingram (2009) What does this phrase have to do with working class identity and success?

(But not in school that’s just bad taste) Thursday, 15 November 2018 How does class identity affect achievement? Lesson x/y: TOPIC What is class identity How class identity links to achievement (But not in school that’s just bad taste) Evaluation of impact of class identity Nike identities, self exclusion, symbolic violence

Why don’t working class pupils go to Oxford and Cambridge university? Two students with equally brilliant grades are both filling in their ucas forms. The middle class student considers an application to Oxford the working class student doesn’t, why? Explain the answer to this question the using sociological concepts of : Self exclusion, symbolic capital, habitus,

Quick check questions Task complete the quick check questions on page 35 http://napierpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3.QCQsPage35.pdf

Exam questions Using one example, briefly explain pupils’ identities may lead to under achievement (2 marks)

Homework Mind map the scholars and concepts you would need to answer the following question. “Evaluate the view that social class differences in achievement are the result of what goes on in school” Remember PEEEL so you need both sides of the argument.