SOCIAL CLASS

To what Extent Social Class Determines a Child's Success at School?



To what Extent Social Class Determines a Child's Success at School?

Introduction

Social class cent per cent determines a child's chances of success in school. Our society has been divided on the basis of social classes that reflect a person's position in a society. However, social class may differ according to certain regions. For instance, middle-class in a certain region could be a lower-class in other region. There are certain factors that affect a child's performance, being a member of a particular class. In our write-up below, we aim to discuss the definition and different types of social class that helps in determining a child's chances of success at school. We shall also discuss several problems associated with a particular class and what are the best possible ways to address those problems. This write-up also discusses the role of parents', belonging to lower-class, to help improve their child's performance at school. In the end, we have also discussed the socio-economic effect of classes in different races, on the child's performance at school.

Thesis Statement:

Social class has a strong effect on a child's chances of success in school.

Discussion

In any society, the distribution of wealth among individual determines the class of that individual. For the past few years, one can clearly see the inconsistencies in the distribution of wealth. The greater the disparity in distribution of wealth, the greater is the difference among social classes. This massive difference among social class creates space for many problems among society. Children are most commonly affected by such issues arising in the society. We shall discuss in detail how social class affects a child's chance of success at school. Before that, we need to shed light on the definition of social class. What is a social class and how it is determined.

The term social class can be divided into two separate words to gain a better understanding of the said term. The word “social” here refers to a person's specific attributes relative to other humans living in that particular society. The word “class” has several conflicted meanings. It refers here to a certain category of objects associated with a person or a rank of the person. Therefore, the word social class describes the category of a person in terms of his educational, economical and societal status. There are usually four types of social classes that exist in any society: Upper Class, Middle Class, Working Class and Lower Class. (Kuper, Adam, 2004, pp 107-111)

The Upper Class enjoys the most prominent place in any society. It consists of people who are wealthy, well off or well-born. Upper class usually controls the society in terms of production management. It usually owns the sources of production. The members of the upper class may be around one to two per cent of the total population of that region.

Middle class of any region is the widest class among other classes of any ...