DA Social Class External

Question 1

What is Housingas a material factor? (Ao1)

Answer 1

• Poor housing can effect educational achievement
• Overcrowding in the home can lead to lack of concentration in the classroom
• Happens most often in the working class

Question 2

What is Diet & Health as a material factor? (Ao1)

Answer 2

• younger people from poorer homes have a lower intake of energy, vitamins and minerals
  -Results in more absence in school because of illness
  -higher rate of hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorders

Question 3

What are Finances as a material factor?

Answer 3

• Correlation between free school meals and low GCSE grades
• MC mothers are more likely to buy educational toys/tools
  -Bull ‘cost of free schooling’

Question 4

What is Parental Interest as a cultural factor?

Answer 4

• Lack of parental interest
  -MC have a greater interest in their childs achievement
• attendance to parents evening

Question 5

What is Language as a cultural factor?

Question 6

What are Attitudes + Values as a cultural factor?

Answer 6

• directly linked to educational achievement
• attitudes result from manual and non-manual jobs
  -WC occupations = attitude of future planning not fostered

Question 7

What is Cultural Capital as a cultural factor?

Question 8

Parental Interest Ao3

Answer 8

-Douglas bases attendance theory on parents evening but there could be a number of reasons why WC parents are less likely to attend
»work shifs
»shows interest at home instead
»WC parents uncomfortable in MC environment