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Sociology Essay To What Extent Does the Education System Continue to Reinforce Class Inequalities? The education system always has and always will continue to reinforce class inequalities. I hope to show in this essay that schooling is a means for reproducing social inequalities. Some facts - working class children may be three times more likely to die in their first year of life. They are also three times more likely to suffer a serious illness. Children from working class backgrounds are far less likely to attend university than a middle class child. Throughout the world there are different educational institutions for different classes of students. Public schooling - high quality, usually privately funded schools - are attended by middle to upper class children. These schools attract the most qualified teachers, so the standard of education is going to be higher than that of a state school. The majority of students attend...

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