The Extent of Material Deprivation in the UK
2019 statistics show a decline in the number of households in material deprivation
education, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
social class
Sociology key terms
The Celebrity Boat Race – Screamingly Upper Middle Class
The over-representation of the upper middle classes in charity sporting events
Media, representations
Media representations of social class
How are different social classes represented in the mainstream media? This post looks at how the monarchy, the wealthy, the
Media, representations
Media representations of benefits claimants
In this post I summarize some recent sociological research which suggests newspapers and ‘reality T.V. shows represent benefits claimants in
Media, ownership and control
The British Media: a very upper middle class institution
Michael Buerk recently lamented the retirement of John Humphrys from Radio Four’s today programme – because his departure means one
Crime and Deviance
How the rich cheat their way into elite universities
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. recently charged dozens of wealthy parents with committing fraud in attempts to get their children
Oxford and Cambridge still seem to be biased towards the middle classes
Eight leading private schools send more pupils to Oxford and Cambridge than three-quarters of all state secondary schools. These eight
Bank of mum and dad: increasingly important for getting on the property ladder!
Young adults have become increasingly dependent on financial support from their parents to finance their first house purchases. Those without
The effect of private schools on future income
Men who went to a private school* go on to earn 78% more at age 29 than men who come
Is it worth doing a degree? (2018 update)
U.K. universities typically charge £9250 year for most Higher Education degree courses, which means a total cost of £27 750