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How does social class affect life chances (Class Impact on Life-chances…
How does social class affect life chances
Class Impact on Life-chances
Old boys network
material deprivation
lower attainment
inequality of opportunity
cultural capital and deprivation
setting/streaming
Teacher labelling
Cultural Capital
Students with more cultural capital understand what they are being taught more and they fit into the school ethos.
Working class students will find it harder to fit into the school and will feel isolated and unvalued. This leads to them getting worse results
The Old Boys Network
They have connections to the top Universities and into the top jobs.
Working Class students cannot afford private school, so they don't have these opportunities and connections
Class and Privilege
important roles at work
private education and healthcare
inheritence of wealth
better connections
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Stereotype is a fixed idea on a person/group of people
Prejudice is using this stereotype against someone
New Right
Peter Saunders :star: would say that middle class people work harder and are more intelligent than working class people. He says inequality is fair
He would also blame working class attitudes to life for the situation