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In general, pupils from a working class background tend to achieve lower grades than those from a middle-class background.This may be because working class children do not have the same resources as middl...

Foucault's theory revolves around the rise of the surveillance society. He based his theory on the design of the panopticon, which is a prison that has cells all around and a tower for the guard in the mi...

As Item A suggests, the media presents ‘a number of different lifestyles… which some audiences may see as attractive’. Left Realists, Lea and Young, argue that the media increases relative deprivation, am...

PLAN:1 - Subcultures - Willis - 12 lads, formed anti-school subculture as felt system taught MC valuesLacey - Pro and anti school pupil subcultures emerge in response to labelling; labelling can create su...

Primary socialisation is the process through which a child learns the norms, values, and appropriate behaviours for an individual within wider society. This usually takes place within the family, and can ...