🏘
Class differences in
achievement — External
Factors //cultural
deprivation/material
deprivation/cultural capital/
Explaining Class Differences
Middle-class families perform better than working-class children
Children of the middle class do better at GCSE so stay longer for full-time
education
💸💸💸Better of parents can afford to send their children to private schools.
Average class sizes are less than those in a state school.
They only educate 7% of Britain’s children.
Sutton Trust — in 3 years Eton has sent 211 pupils to Oxbridge, while over
1,300 state schools send no pupils at all to these universities.
Class differences in achievement — External Factors //cultural deprivation/material deprivation/cultural
1
capital/
, External Factors 🏘
Factors outside the education system, such as the influence of home and
family background a wider society.
Cultural Deprivation
Class differences appear early in a child’s life.
Studies showed. By the age of 3, children from disadvantaged backgrounds
are already up to one year behind those from privileged homes and the gap
widens with age.
Some sociologist claim that this is the result of cultural deprivation
This is where certain individuals miss out on basic values, attitudes and skills
that are needed for educational success through primary socialisation in the
family
Basic cultural equipment includes Language, self-discipline and reasoning
skills.
🏚Many working class families fail to socialise with their children adequately.
They lack the cultural equipment needed to do well at school, leading them
to underachieve.
There are 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation: Language, Parents’ Education
and Working-class subculture.
Language
Essential part for achieving in education.
Hubbs-Tait et al: challenging language evaluates the children’s abilities and
understanding
‘What do you think?’
‘Are you ready for the next step’
Class differences in achievement — External Factors //cultural deprivation/material deprivation/cultural
2
capital/
Class differences in
achievement — External
Factors //cultural
deprivation/material
deprivation/cultural capital/
Explaining Class Differences
Middle-class families perform better than working-class children
Children of the middle class do better at GCSE so stay longer for full-time
education
💸💸💸Better of parents can afford to send their children to private schools.
Average class sizes are less than those in a state school.
They only educate 7% of Britain’s children.
Sutton Trust — in 3 years Eton has sent 211 pupils to Oxbridge, while over
1,300 state schools send no pupils at all to these universities.
Class differences in achievement — External Factors //cultural deprivation/material deprivation/cultural
1
capital/
, External Factors 🏘
Factors outside the education system, such as the influence of home and
family background a wider society.
Cultural Deprivation
Class differences appear early in a child’s life.
Studies showed. By the age of 3, children from disadvantaged backgrounds
are already up to one year behind those from privileged homes and the gap
widens with age.
Some sociologist claim that this is the result of cultural deprivation
This is where certain individuals miss out on basic values, attitudes and skills
that are needed for educational success through primary socialisation in the
family
Basic cultural equipment includes Language, self-discipline and reasoning
skills.
🏚Many working class families fail to socialise with their children adequately.
They lack the cultural equipment needed to do well at school, leading them
to underachieve.
There are 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation: Language, Parents’ Education
and Working-class subculture.
Language
Essential part for achieving in education.
Hubbs-Tait et al: challenging language evaluates the children’s abilities and
understanding
‘What do you think?’
‘Are you ready for the next step’
Class differences in achievement — External Factors //cultural deprivation/material deprivation/cultural
2
capital/
