Abstract  This study aims to testify empirically Bernsteinâs (1962a&b) theory of communication. By treating social classes as important independent variables in the socialization of communication, Bernstein argues that their linguistic performance is either an instance of ârestricted codeâ or âelaborated codeâ illustrating a relationship to working class and middle class respectively. To test this model, 13-year-old students including 40 boys and 40 girls of worker and middle class were asked to write paragraphs about âtheir schoolâ and âtheir life in ten future yearsâ as well as doing some sentence completion tests. The data gathered from their written performance, was then analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Results confirmed Bernsteinâs claim, that is, the working class people and middle class people use restricted code and elaborated code respectively. Further analysis showed girlsâ more complicated linguistic behavior than that of boysâ in each social class. Also, quantitative analysis, as a support for the qualitative analysis, showed a positive correlation between oneâs social class and elaborated linguistic performance.  Â
Amouzadeh, M. and Shirvani, J. (2012). Social Class and Persian Writing Performance: The Case of Guidance Students in Shiraz. Journal of Applied Sociology, 23(1), 105-124.
MLA
Amouzadeh, M. , and Shirvani, J. . "Social Class and Persian Writing Performance: The Case of Guidance Students in Shiraz", Journal of Applied Sociology, 23, 1, 2012, 105-124.
HARVARD
Amouzadeh, M., Shirvani, J. (2012). 'Social Class and Persian Writing Performance: The Case of Guidance Students in Shiraz', Journal of Applied Sociology, 23(1), pp. 105-124.
CHICAGO
M. Amouzadeh and J. Shirvani, "Social Class and Persian Writing Performance: The Case of Guidance Students in Shiraz," Journal of Applied Sociology, 23 1 (2012): 105-124,
VANCOUVER
Amouzadeh, M., Shirvani, J. Social Class and Persian Writing Performance: The Case of Guidance Students in Shiraz. Journal of Applied Sociology, 2012; 23(1): 105-124.
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