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Social Class
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About the lecture
In this lecture, we think about social class differences in attainment and their causes, focusing in particular on: (i) key indicators of inequality between working- and middle-class students, such as access to grammar schools and elite universities; (ii) the role of differences in material resources and policy in causing this; (iii) arguments, such as those of Barry Sugarman, that different cultural attitudes towards school between working- and middle-class families cause differential attainment; (iv) factors within schools, with a focus on Paul Willis’ work on working class subcultures.
About the lecturer
Matthew Cole is Teaching Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Birmingham. He is a historian of modern Britain with a particular interest in twentieth century constitutional and party politics, and local history.
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Cole, M. (2021, November 11). Social Class and Educational Attainment - Social Class [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/social-class-and-educational-attainment?auth=0&lesson=4167&option=12012&type=lesson
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Cole, M. "Social Class and Educational Attainment – Social Class." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 11 Nov 2021, https://massolit.io/options/social-class-and-educational-attainment?auth=0&lesson=4167&option=12012&type=lesson