Material deprivation

• what is the external/material factors of class difference ?

  • poor housing
  • diet & health
  • financial support / cost of education
  • fear of debt
  • cultural capital
• Housing?

  • Overcrowding = lack space to study
  • bad conditions= damp/mold cause ill health
  • Temporary house = constant changes of school
  • Results = bad grades = can’t study , absence from school , psychological distress
• diet & health?

  • poor homes = less healthy foods = weak immune system
  • Results=absence from schools
  • have emotional behavioural problems
• Fear of Debts?

  • uni debts scared w/c from going
  • Why= tuition fee increases
  • Results = won’t get the best education they can
  • As they have less financial support from family
  • Rather work then study in uni
• Financial support ?

  • poor families = lack of equipment/uniform
  • can’t afford private schools tutors
  • Results= lead to absence/bully from uniform m
  • Children would work to support families
• cultural capital?

  • cultural capital =advantages of norms & values of the middle class
  • economic capital = middle class have more money = more equipment to study
  • education capital = m/c given better tutor/schools have better qualifications
  • results: m/c do better in education then w/c