Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status
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Appendix D
Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status Matrix
Directions: Based on your personal experiences and on the readings for this course, answer the questions in the green section of the matrix as they apply to each of the listed socioeconomic classes. Fill in your answers and post your final draft as an attachment to your Individual forum.
| Socioeconomic Classes | Questions | Unemployed and Homeless | Working Class | Middle Class | Upper Middle Class | Upper Class | Who is most likely to be a part of this socioeconomic class? | The portion of the population who suffers the most from the lack of a stable incomeor other economic resources | People at the low end of the wage scale are the working poor. They do the jobsthat most persons with more education refuse to do. | Professionals, managers, and administrators are accorded higher prestige in societythan other white-collar workers. A major difference between these two groups isthe amount of control they have over their work and the work of others. White-collarclerical workers, technicians, and salespersons are usually supervised by theprofessionals, managers, or administrators. | Professionals, managers, and administrators are the elite of the middle class. They representthe status that many who are concerned with upward mobility are trying toreach. Their income level allows them to lead lives that are, in many cases, quite differentfrom those of white-collar and blue-collar workers. | The upper class is comprised of two groups. One group includes the individualsand families who control great inherited wealth; the other group includes top-leveladministrators and professionals. | How do teacher expectations positively or negatively impact this socioeconomic class? | Many stereotypical notions about the poor need to be overcome for teachers toeffectively serve students who come from this background. Such students shouldnot be blamed if they show acceptance,
Appendix D
Educational Implications of Socioeconomic Status Matrix
Directions: Based on your personal experiences and on the readings for this course, answer the questions in the green section of the matrix as they apply to each of the listed socioeconomic classes. Fill in your answers and post your final draft as an attachment to your Individual forum.
| Socioeconomic Classes | Questions | Unemployed and Homeless | Working Class | Middle Class | Upper Middle Class | Upper Class | Who is most likely to be a part of this socioeconomic class? | The portion of the population who suffers the most from the lack of a stable incomeor other economic resources | People at the low end of the wage scale are the working poor. They do the jobsthat most persons with more education refuse to do. | Professionals, managers, and administrators are accorded higher prestige in societythan other white-collar workers. A major difference between these two groups isthe amount of control they have over their work and the work of others. White-collarclerical workers, technicians, and salespersons are usually supervised by theprofessionals, managers, or administrators. | Professionals, managers, and administrators are the elite of the middle class. They representthe status that many who are concerned with upward mobility are trying toreach. Their income level allows them to lead lives that are, in many cases, quite differentfrom those of white-collar and blue-collar workers. | The upper class is comprised of two groups. One group includes the individualsand families who control great inherited wealth; the other group includes top-leveladministrators and professionals. | How do teacher expectations positively or negatively impact this socioeconomic class? | Many stereotypical notions about the poor need to be overcome for teachers toeffectively serve students who come from this background. Such students shouldnot be blamed if they show acceptance,
References: Gollnick, D., & Chinn, P. (2006). Multicultural education in a pluralistic society. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.