Sociology - material deprivation

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Name 4 types of material deprivation that affect educational achievement
1. Housing
2. Diet and Health
3. Financial support and the cost of education
4. Fear of debt
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How does housing directly affect educational achievement?
Direct impacts:
- overcrowding = nowhere to study/harder to concentrate/disturbed sleep
- development for young children impaired by lack of space
- temporary accommodation may mean moving house more frequently = constantly changing school and disrupting
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How does housing indirectly affect educational achievement?
Indirect impacts:
- overcrowding = greater risk of accidents
- cold or damp = increased ill health and more absence from school
- temporary accommodation = suffer more psychological distress/ impacts mental health
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How does diet affect educational achievement?

Which sociologist is involved?
Marilyn Howard (2011):
- poorer students have lower intakes of vitamins and minerals
- poor nutrition = weakens immune system and lowers energy levels resulting in more absence and difficulty concentrating
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How does health affect educational achievement?

Which sociologists are involved?
Richard Wilkinson (1996):
- poorer children more likely to have behavioural/emotional problems
- among 10 year olds the lower the social class the higher the rate of anxiety/hyperactivity
Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin (2007)
- children from low income fam
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How does financial support affect educational achivement?

Which sociologists are involved?
David Bull (1980)
- 'the costs of free schooling' = lack of financial support for poor families means they can't afford equipment/experiences
Emily Tanner et al (2003)
- cost of transport/uniform/books places heavy financial burden
- poor children make do
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How does cost of education affect educational achievement?

Which sociologists are involved?
Teresa Smith + Michael Noble (1995)
- poverty = inability to afford private schooling/tuition
Ridge:
- lack of funds = poorer children need to work
- e.g. babysitting/cleaning/paper rounds takes time out of schoolwork
- Education maintenance allowance ab
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How does fear of debt affect educational achievement?

Which sociologists are involved?
Claire Callender + Jon Jackson (2005):
- working class students are more debt averse + saw more costs than benefits of uni
- WC debt averse were 5x less likely to apply
- increased tuition fees since 2012 to £9,000 per year = increased debt burden and les
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How do financial factors affect educational achievement?

Which sociologist is involved?
Diane Reay (2005):
- WC more likely to apply to local universities to avoid travel costs
- meant less opportunity to go to high status unis
- more likely to have part time job to fund studies
National audit office (2002):
- WC spent 2x amount of time in
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How does housing directly affect educational achievement?

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Direct impacts:
- overcrowding = nowhere to study/harder to concentrate/disturbed sleep
- development for young children impaired by lack of space
- temporary accommodation may mean moving house more frequently = constantly changing school and disrupting

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How does housing indirectly affect educational achievement?

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How does diet affect educational achievement?

Which sociologist is involved?

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How does health affect educational achievement?

Which sociologists are involved?

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