Social class and DEA

• Douglas


  Studied material and cultural deprivation. Children who lack nutritious food and parental interest don't do well in school
• Harker

  Poor quality, overcrowded housing link with educational achievement.

  • Less space to play, study, relax
  • Increase risk of bullying
  • Disruption moving house
  • Health, stress and mental illness
• Sugarman


  Manual/working class pupils are fatalistic and accepted their social position in society (immediate gratification)
• Bernstein


  Pupils in West London were uncomfortable with language requirements of school (restricted and elaborate codes of language)
• Bordieu

  Middle class students are at an advantage as they have better culture capital. Values and skills that are similar to school expectations
• Labelling by class


  Labelling students by what they believe their social class to be. Impossible to base someone's class on their appearance