Middle class children do better in school compared to working class children. There are a number of reasons for this:
1. Material deprivation- the lack of money to buy possessions, poverty is linked with low attainment. Poor parents cant afford additional resources
2. Cultural capital- the level of educational resources and knowledge provided by the family. Middle class children have good access to this and will therefore do better in school.
3. Cultural deprivation- working class children have less culture than middle class children.
4. Better living conditions- middle class children are likely to have better diets, place to study, access to the Internet etc. So will therefore be in a better position to learn and study.
5. Teachers- middle class students are seen as more intelligent because they share the same norms and values as their teachers. This leads to labelling and self- fulfilling prophecy.
6. Subcultures and peer groups- children who find it difficult to succeed, form social groups that reject the norms of the school. They gain status from being 'bad'.
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