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How do the three factors of class, gender and ethnicity affect achievement? Can they be viewed in isolation?
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SOCIOLOGY ESSAY Question: How do the three factors of class, gender and ethnicity affect achievement? Can they be viewed in isolation? Historically, class has been the major factor in affecting achievement, and this is still widely believed by some. However, gender, ethnicity nor class can be viewed as the sole factor of affecting achievement. For example, if you are white, you will not pass solely based on the factor that you are white, or you may be from a working class background which could hinder your chances of passing because of material deprivation among other things. Or you may be a boy, because statistics show that boys are now achieving less than girls, but that does not mean all boys will fail because they are a boy. So, any one of these three factors cannot be viewed in isolation simply because there is more than one factor which affects educational achievement. This essay...
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