topic 1 - class differences in achievement external factors

Question 1

what study shows that class differences influence children’s development

Answer 1

Centre for Longitudinal studies show that by the age of 3, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are already up to one year behind

Question 2

what is one explanation for this

Answer 2

• cultural deprivation
• this is because working class famillies inadequately socialise their children so the children do not gain the ‘cultural equipment’ such as self-discipline, language and reasoning skills according to cultural deprivation theorists
• therefore they are culturally deprived