Sociology- (Material deprivation)

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Many see material deprivation as the main cause of what?
Underachievement
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What is the definition of material deprivation?
Refers to having a lack of material necessities. It can be sometimes be described as living in poverty
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What percentage of failing schools are located in deprived areas?
90%
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What does Jan Flaherty say ?
Money problems in family are significant factors in children non attendance at school
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How does overcrowding affect educational achievement?(direct)
This leads to less room for educational activities and disturbed sleep from sharing bedrooms.
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Why is temporary accommodation a problem?(direct)
Move frequently so change of school causes disrupted and disjointed education
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What effects come from overcrowding? (indirect)
Risk of accidents / ill health due to things such as damp and cold.
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What problems occur with temporary accomodation ? (indirect)
Physchiological distress, infections, accidents = absences
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Who notes that young people from poorer homes have less energy levels, a lack of nutrition and vitamins?
Marilyn Howard
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Why does having less energy, lack of nutrition and vitamins affect education?
Affects health which in result causes absences and difficulties concentrating
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What did Richard Wilkinson find?
Within 10 year olds the lower the social class the higher rate of hyperactivity , anxiety and conduct disorders.
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Blanden and Machin found that in lower income families children are likely to engage in ___________ such as violence or temper tantrums. What is the missing word?
Externalising behaviour
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Who found that the costs of schooling such as equipment , transport and uniform place heavy burdens on poorer families?
Emily Tanner et al
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David Bull - 'costs of free schooling' lack of financial support means children from poor families have to do without ________ (finish the sentence)
Equipment and miss out on experiences that would enhance their education
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According to Flaherty why do 20% of those eligible for free school meals don't take up their entitlment?
Fear of stigmatisation
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What did Ridge find?
Children in poverty often take up jobs such as baby sitting , cleaning , paper rounds.
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What was put in place to financially support poorer students but was abolished in England by the Coalition Government in 2011?
Education maintenance allowance
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Data from Nationwide questionnaire of 2,000 students found working class students are more debt averse. Why?
They see debt negatively and that it should be avoided
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Most debt averse students ( typically working class) were over ____________ to apply than debt tolerable students. What are the blanks?
Five times less likely
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UCAS found that the number of applicants fell by what percentage in 2012 compared to previous years?
8.6%
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Why do only 30% of university students come from working class backgrounds?
Fear of debt and limited financial support
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National union students online survey found that 81% of those from highest social class received help from home compared to what percentage from the lower class?
43%
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Dropout rates are higher for uni's with a large proportion of poorer students . What are the examples?
16.6% at London Metropolitan but 1.5% at Oxford
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Who argues that material inequalities have the greatest effect on achievemnet?
Peter Mortimore and Geoff Whitty
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