EFFECTS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN EDUCATION

ECONOMIC

Income is the most common variable used to describe

stratification and associatedeconomic inequality in a society

A student belong to a poor family can’t afford to go a higher

institutions of learning.A student belong to a rich family

can afford to go a higher institutions of learning.

Race

Racism consists of both prejudice and discrimination based in social perceptions

of observable biological differences between students. It often takes the form of social actions, practices or beliefs, or political systems in which different races are perceived to be ranked as inherently

superior or inferior to each other, based on presumed shared inheritable traits,

abilities, or qualities.

Discriminatory policies and practices that can

exist in schools:

• ignoring or not responding to incidents or complaints of

racism • not informing students,

parents and staff of their rights in relation to racism

• having parent and community organisations

that are not representative of the diversity of the school

community

• not providing access to interpreters or

translations for parents

• discouraging the involvement of parents

and community members from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in

school activities or decision

making processes

Ethnicity

Ethnic identification can include shared cultural heritage such as language and

dialect, symbolic systems, religion, mythology and cuisine. As with race, ethnic

categories of students may be socially defined as minority categories whose members are under-represented in

positions of social power. As such, ethnic categories of persons can be subject to the

same types of majority policies

Gender

Gender is one of the most pervasive and prevalent social

characteristics which people use to make social distinctions between

individuals. Gender distinctions are found in economic-, kinship- and caste-based stratification systems

The education system affecting both men and women during and

after their educational experiences. Men are more likely to be literate on a global average,

although women are more prevalent at higher education in

some countries.