She lives with a mother who is single is very poor and can't afford to by cool clothes, a mobile phone or an iPod like most of her classmates, she is also in receipt of free school meals. ... As children it is believed by (Davies, 2005) that they are all individuals and are to be valued regardless of who they are, it is vital that a child's home life and background circumstances are to be acknowledged and is significant in furthering their educational opportunities. ... The learning outcomes of children from a "Working class" family home and children within a "Middle class" family ho...

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This links with Marx's theory of the 'chain of inheritance' within families, as kin passes down items such as properties and businesses, benefitting Capitalism and the ruling class, whilst oppressing the under class's chance of working a better job. ... Marxism focuses on the financial aspect of society, believing the family unit has a sole purpose of creating the next generation of workers for free; to eventually participate in cheap labour, benefiting the Bourgeoisie in a Capitalist society. ... This however links with the Marxist conflict view that the family is nothing...

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