Class and Educational Achievement ( EXTERNAL FACTORS ) - 2. Material Deprivation Flashcards
What does Material Deprivation refer to?
POVERTY
LACK of MATERIAL NECESSITIES - such as adequate housing and income
How did Flaherty relate Money Problems and attendance?
Money problems was a significant factor for non attendance at school
What are 4 factors of Material Deprivation?
- Housing
- Diet & Health
- Financial support + Costs of education
- Fear of Debt
What has Housing got to do with Material Deprivation?
3 factors
- Lack of Space
- Frequent moving = distrust education & friendship
- Ill health = absence from school
What has Diet & Health got to do with Material Deprivation?
What did Howard say , what did Wilkinson say, what did Blanden & Machin say ?
Howard - younger people from poorer homes = LOWER INTAKES of ENERGY and minerals
Poorer nutrition affects health = more absence from school + LOWER CONCENTRATION LEVELS
Wilkinson - lower social classes, higher rate of hyperactivity
Blanden & Machin - low income children more likely to engage in ‘ EXTERNALISING BEHAVIOUR ‘
What has Financial Support + Costs of Education got to do with Material Deprivation?
What did Bull say about costs , what did Flaherty say about stigmatisation
- Lack of equipment + missing out on experiences
- Bull ‘ costs of free school ‘
- Isolating, bullying
- Flaherty - fear of STIGMATISATION means people DON’T TAKE UP FSM
- Need to work , negative impact on school
What has Fear of Debt got to do with Material Deprivation?
- UNI tuition fees
- W/C students less likely to receive financial support from family
- Restrictions on choice of UNI
What are 2 Evaluation points for Material Deprivation?
- Theory is DETERMINISTIC , SOME students from POORER backgrounds do ACHIEVE WELL
- Poor Chinese children do almost as well as rich Chinese children , suggesting cultural factors are more important than material
