Social Class Inequality Flashcards
Department for education 2022/2023
. 45% achieve grade 5 above in GCSE.
. 25% of free school male students achieve grandfather above in GCSE.
. Average attainment 8 score of all pupils is 46%/free school meal students 35%
. Disadvantage gap index was 3.9 which had increased since the year before.
Department for education explanation
Neo Marxist- bordeiu - middle class children fit in with middle class institutions they’re at home in the middle class environment and they don’t need to do anything other than be themselves
. Material capital - socio economic backgrounds impact on performances in education.
. Social capital- connections within your social circle.
. Cultural capital- expectations/knowledge of culture.
State of the nation 2018/2019
. By the age of six there is a 14 point gap in phonics attainment between children on free meals and those without
. 16% of those on FSM attain at least two A levels 39% of other pupils.
. The higher education application system remains to complex and fierce competition between institutions. Is resulting in too many universities making increase in numbers of unconditional offers which are frequently not in the best interests of students particularly those from disadvantage backgrounds
Explanation of state of the nation
Diane reay - develops her theory on cultural capital based on the works of Marxist board she found middle class mothers are able to talk to teachers have nannies and tutors and help their children with academic prep argues working class mothers are unable to do the same as middle class mothers due to a lack of cultural capital this means working class pupils have a disadvantage
Samaritans report
. Areas of high deprivation have higher suicide rates.
. People who are unemployed are 2 to 3 times more likely to die by suicide than those in employment
. Those in the least skilled occupations have higher rates of suicide.
. Linked with economic recession.
. Education and lack of home ownership is also seen as a risk factor.
Explanation of samaritans report
. Marxism - the alienation of repetitive unfulfilling labour under capitalism diminishes workers mental well-being.
.Weberian - class party status working class people often lack control over their work life circumstances experience feelings of powerlessness and stress that lead to mental health challenges
ONS
Blackpool has the lowest life expectancy 73 yrs for male 78 females. The highest life expectancy was in heart for males 83 years and in Kensington and Chelsea for females 86 years
. There is a north south divide when it comes to house morbidity and life expectancy mortality the top 10 regions for life expectancy for both males and females are all located in the south
Explanation of ONS
Marxism- more likely for bourgeoisie to explore working with people often employing in low insecure alienating jobs with poor working conditions that lead to chronic stress and poor health
. Angles identified poor living conditions and working conditions as a root cause of premature mortality among the working class driven by the profit motives of the bourgeoisie.
