Tag: working class
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The working class don’t feel like they fit in middle-class jobs
People from working class backgrounds who are socially mobile and make it into middle class jobs are less likely to feel they fit into those jobs than those from middle class backgrounds. This is according to some contemporary sociological research which suggests support for the view that lack of cultural capital not only hinders working…
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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 middle classes, working classes and benefits claimaints (‘the underclass’) are represented, focusing mainly on British television and newspaper coverage. Generally speaking the ‘lower’ the social class, the more negative the media representations are, arguably because…
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Analysis of The Government’s 2014 Report on White Working Class Underachievement
White working class underachievement is persistent and real, but contemporary government reports are potentially biased in that they might fail to take seriously critical (left wing) analysis of issues such as this. Students might like to read the summary below, and check out the actual full report and consider whether or not this report provides…
