Cultural deprivation
Theoretical perspective arguing that working-class and ethnic minority students underachieve because their home culture lacks the attitudes, values, and knowledge necessary for educational success — they are 'culturally deprived.'
Real World
The US Head Start programme, launched in 1965, provided pre-school education to low-income children based on the cultural deprivation assumption that their home environments lacked the stimulation needed for school readiness.
Exam Focus
Always evaluate by noting Keddie's critique: there is no cultural deprivation, only cultural difference — schools devalue working-class culture.
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