Material Deprivation Flashcards
(13 cards)
Housing
(direct effects)
Overcrowding can make it harder for the child to study.
It means less room for educational activities, nowhere to do homework, disturbed sleep from sharing beds or bedrooms.
For young children especially, development can be impaired through lack of space for safe play and exploration.
Families living in temorary accomodation may have to move frequently, resulting in constant changes of school and disrupted education.
Housing
(indirect effect)
Children in crowded homes run a greater risk of accidents.
Cold or damp housing can also cause ill health.
Families in temporary accomodation suffer more psychological distress, infections and accidents.
Such health problems mean more absences from school.
Diet and health
(Marilyn Howard)
Young people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy, vitamins and minerals.
Poor nutrition affects health, for example by weakening the immune system and lowering children’s energy levels.
This may result inmore absences from school.
Diet and health
(Richard Wilkinson)
Among ten year olds, the lower the social class, the higher the rate of hyperactivity, anxiety and conduct disorders, all of which are likely to have a negative affect on a child’s education.
Diet and health
(Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin)
Children from low income families were more likely to engage in ‘externalising’ behaviour - such as fighting and temper tantrums - which are likely to disrupt their schooling.
Financial support and the costs of education
(cost of free schooling)
David Bull (1980)
Lack of financial support means that children from poor families have to do without equipment and miss out on experiences that would enhance their education.
Financial support and the costs of education
(Emily Tanner)
The cost of items such as transport, uniforms, books, computers etc places a heavy burden on poor families.
Poor children may have to make do with hand-me-downs and cheaper but unfashionable equipment - this may result in being isolated , stigmatised or bullied by other kids.
Financial support and the costs of education
(Free school meals)
Flaherty
Fear of stigmatism may explain why 20% of those eligible for free school meals do not take up their entitlement.
Financial support and the costs of education
(Teresa Smith and Michael Nobel)
Poverty acts as a barrier to learning in other ways, such as inability to afford private schooling or tuition, and poorer quality local schools.
Financial support and the costs of education
(Ridge)
Lack of funds also means that children from low-income families often need to work.
Children in poverty take on jobs such as baby sitting, cleaning and paper rounds - this has a negative impact on their schoolwork.
Fear of debt
(Callender and Jackson)
Working-class students are more debt adverse - they saw debt negatively and saw more costs than benefits of going to university.
Attitude to debt was more important in deciding whether to apply to university.
The most debt adverse students were over five times less likely to apply than the most debt tolerant students.
Fear of debt
(statistics)
According to UCAS (2012), the number of UK applicants fell by 8.6% in 2012 compared with the previous year.
81% of those from the highest social class received help from home, as against only 43% of those from the lowest classes.
Only around 30% of university students come from a working-class background.
Fear of debt
(Diane Reay)
Working-class students were more likely to apply to local universities so they could live at home and save on travel costs.
They were also more likely to work part-time jobs to fund their studies.
