material deprivation

• how does material deprivation affect the working class?

  housing, nutrition, resources, fear of debt
• what type of housing may affect the working class?

  overcrowding, poor sleep, space to study, illness, poor quality housing, temporary housing
• what type of housing is the middle class more likely to have?

  larger homes, own space/privacy, influence of geographic location- catchment area, outside areas/space
• why does nutrition affect the working class?

  healthy foods tend to be more expensive, meals for working class are not as nutritionally balanced, working class may have to miss meals, possibly eating high sugar/fat alternatives, nutrition is key to development- allows for focus and concentration, immunity to illnesses
• how does resources affect the working class?

  harder to access, textbooks and calculators etc can be very expensive, hidden cost, extracurricular activities
• how does fear of debt (debt aversion) affect the working class?

  uni costs a lot of money, can be £9000 a year, cultural attitudes, middle class feel more secure in debt as they feel they will easily get a high-paying job so it will not affect them, less financial support