Social Class Differences In Attainment Ext Pt.2: Lesson 19

Question 1

What is material deprivation?

Answer 1

• Poverty: lack of basic necessities e.g housing, diet, clothing or money
• WC underachieve because of lack of resources in the home

Question 2

What are 3 material factors negatively effecting WC student?

Answer 2

• Housing
• Diet & nutrition
• Financial costs of education

Question 3

How does housing negatively effect students?

Answer 3

WC & overcrowded houses
- Difficult to find places to study
- Disturbed sleep from room sharing
- Illness lead to time off of schools
Quality of housing
- disruption from moving house frequently
- damp housing leads to illness

Question 4

How does diet & poor nutrition negatively affect students?

Answer 4

• Effects physical & mental health
• Lowers immune system
• Effects concentration

Question 5

How does financial costs negatively affect students?

Answer 5

• Can’t afford textbooks, computers, stationery ect
• Transport costs
• Have to get jobs which disrupts learning
• Fear of stigmatisation: 20% of pupils eligible for FSM don’t take it

Question 6

What is “ fear of debt”?

Answer 6

WC have fear of debt when considering going to uni which impacts decision

Question 7

What are positive evaluation points on material deprivation?

Answer 7

• WC students do get lower grades than MC & there is quantitative data to prove it
• Social Policies have been put in place to deal with deprivation, however the attainment gap is still large

Question 8

What are negative evaluation points on material deprivation?

Answer 8

• Ignores internal factors
• Deterministic: some WC students succeed in education