The Lareau Scenario
QUESTIONS FOR STUDY JOURNAL:
Module 3
DiMAGGIO
I know it’s not a fun read, but in terms of what it demonstrates in the literature, it’s HUGE. What on earth are teachers doing?
Teachers give students who have cultural capital more attention and special assistance, see them as more intelligent or talented than students who lack cultural capital, and just communicate with them better overall. All of these actions can affect the grades that students receive.
What does it it say? Controlling for a student’s ability and family background, what?
A student’s ability and family background were found to have little impact on grades, but cultural capital was found to have an impact on grades. In other words, the more cultural capital one had, the higher student’s grades tended to be.
At the outset, DiMaggio says there’s an unexpected gender thing. What is it?
Cultural capital was found to be more important for females. Females rely more on cultural capital to compete and achieve in a world dominated by men.
LAREAU
The Lareau video identified two primary childrearing styles. You should just make yourself a list of …show more content…
This style involves parents having their kids involved in organized activities that will lead them to success in academics and in society overall. These parents tend to belong to the rich and middle class. The children in these families tend to become tired as well as entitled. They learn to “play the system” and learn to change rules to assist their needs. The second childrearing style mentioned was the natural growth style. This style involves parents allowing their children to have more unstructured time to occupy themselves due to parents work schedules and lack of resources. These children tend to belong to working class and poor families. Unlike those reared under concerted cultivation, these children are taught not to challenge the system and to follow the
Module 3
DiMAGGIO
I know it’s not a fun read, but in terms of what it demonstrates in the literature, it’s HUGE. What on earth are teachers doing?
Teachers give students who have cultural capital more attention and special assistance, see them as more intelligent or talented than students who lack cultural capital, and just communicate with them better overall. All of these actions can affect the grades that students receive.
What does it it say? Controlling for a student’s ability and family background, what?
A student’s ability and family background were found to have little impact on grades, but cultural capital was found to have an impact on grades. In other words, the more cultural capital one had, the higher student’s grades tended to be.
At the outset, DiMaggio says there’s an unexpected gender thing. What is it?
Cultural capital was found to be more important for females. Females rely more on cultural capital to compete and achieve in a world dominated by men.
LAREAU
The Lareau video identified two primary childrearing styles. You should just make yourself a list of …show more content…
This style involves parents having their kids involved in organized activities that will lead them to success in academics and in society overall. These parents tend to belong to the rich and middle class. The children in these families tend to become tired as well as entitled. They learn to “play the system” and learn to change rules to assist their needs. The second childrearing style mentioned was the natural growth style. This style involves parents allowing their children to have more unstructured time to occupy themselves due to parents work schedules and lack of resources. These children tend to belong to working class and poor families. Unlike those reared under concerted cultivation, these children are taught not to challenge the system and to follow the