- Douglas (same chap as material explanations) also found cultural factors played an important part in a child’s attainment at school
- he researched the effects of parents’ attitudes and interest in their child’s education
- and noticed a difference between working and middle-class parents attitudes and interest
- Douglas’ concept of cultural deprivation describes how middle-class parents, when compared to working-class parents tended to:
- take greater the parental interest in a child’s education the greater the educational success
- encourage their children to stay at school beyond the compulsory period
- were better educated themselves and so better understood education system
- more confident in dealing with schools/teachers
- better able to help their child with school work
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