4. Widely known as Socioeconomic status, it is often
measured as a combination of education, income, and
occupation.
It is commonly conceptualized as the social standing
or class of an individual or group.
It is commonly conceptualized as the social standing
or class of an individual or group.
9. Includes the
professionals, managers, and small
business owners (upper middle), as well as
technical workers, technicians, sales
personnel, and clerical workers (lower
middle class)
11. Generally resembles the lower working
class, but many of its members are the
third or fourth generation to live in
poverty and depend on public assistance
to sustain a relatively meager existence.
12.
13. Researches undertaken in the US seem to
indicate the following (COLE 1971: 128-132)
1. The social and Economic status of the
family affects the child’s attitudes toward
school work.
2. The child coming from a lower class
background has less exposure to the
influence of mass media.
14. Researches undertaken in the US seem to
indicate the following (COLE 1971: 128-132)
3. In most cases, the educational attainment
of the child matches the socioeconomic
attainment of his family.
15.
16.
17. Education, especially one earned inside the SCHOOL
(small community/society), is beneficial to the society.
Society, which is the “bigger school”, can help in the
development of the education of the people.
18. Van Scotter 1979:124
With the rise of mass education the school functions as
an integral part of the process of status allocation in
four ways:
(1)By providing a context in which the individual can
demonstrate his abilities;
(2) by channelling individuals into parts that lead in
the direction of different occupations or class
occupations;
(3) by providing the particular skills needed to fulfill
the requirements of various positions; and finally
(4) by transferring to the individual the differential
prestige of the school itself.