Material deprivation

• Material deprivation factors:

  1. Housing
  2. Diet & Health
  3. Poverty
  4. Financial support & cost of education
  5. Fear of debt
• 1. Housing:

  • Cold, damp and mould in housing = ill health = absence.
  • Overcrowding = less room to play and study = accidents and poor educational attainment.
  • Temporary accommodation and moving = disruption.
• 2. Diet & Health


  Howard:

  • W/c intake less vitamins and minerals which results in poor concentration and illness leading to absence.

  Wilkinson:

  • For 10 y/o, as you go down the class system, rates of hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorders increase.

  Blanden & Machen:

  • low income children show high rates of externalising behaviour such as fighting etc…
• 3. Poverty

  • 51% of those qualifying for FSM gain 4+ in English and Maths at GCSE compared to 77% of all pupils.
  • Exclusion and truancy is more common among w/c pupils.
  • nearly 90% of failing schools are in deprived areas.

  Flaherty:

  • Poverty is the main cause of young children’s low attendance.
• 4. Cost of education


  Tanner et al:

  • Uniforms, trips, resources etc… place a burden on the w/c.

  Flaherty:

  • 20% of those eligible for FSM don’t claim it - F claims due to fear of stigma.

  Bull:

  • w/c miss out on equiptment and experiences to enhance their education.

  Ridge:

  • w/c students are much more likely to take up part-time jobs which has a negative impact on their educational achievement.
• 5. Fear of debt.

  Callender & Jackson:

  • w/c see more costs than benefits of going to university and are 5x less likely to apply.

  Reay:

  • Those w/c who do apply, tend to go to local unis rather than the best unis.
  • 30% of uni students are w/c compared to 50% of the population.
  • 43% w/c get family financial support compared to 81% of other social classes.