Social Class and Parental Attitudes

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What do sociologists mean by parental attitudes?

  • Norms and values of parents from different social classes

  • Parental interest in their child’s education

  • Parental support offered to children

  • Parental knowledge of how children learn

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What are the norms and values of parents?

Hyman (1967) and Sugarman (1970)- different attitudes of social classes

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What are middle-class attitudes?

  • Optimism

  • Deferred gratification

  • Future orientation

  • Individualism

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What are working-class attitudes?

  • Fatalism

  • Immediate gratification

  • Present-time orientation

  • Collective

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What is parental interest?

  • Douglas (1964,1970)- most important factor was parent’s interest in their child’s education

  • Middle-class parents are more invested in education and engaged with schools

  • Early socialisation: more activities, more engagement from middle-class parents

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What is parental support?

  • Feinstein (2003)- middle-class more supportive

  • Middle class more engaged with subject choices and pushing for university

  • More frequent visits to school

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Working-class parents' evaluations

Working-class parents provide a different form of socialisation, reflecting their economic position, showing interest but facing barriers to involvement.

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What is parent’s knowledge of education?

  • Middle-class parents more likely to have experienced education and understand sacrifices and benefits

  • Evans (2007) Middle-class mothers have more knowledge about early years development

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What are the evaluations of social class and parental attitudes?

  1. Working-class parents provide a different, not inadequate form of socialisation

  2. Working-class parents are interested but have barriers to getting involved

  3. Working-class parents’ attitudes reflect the economic position