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Measuring Social Class
 
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Measuring Social Class


WALT: How is class different form caste and estate? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using occupation as a measure of social class? How does social class impact on a person's life chances?
 
WILF: Can list the differences between class systems and caste and estate systems (E-D). Can explain the RG schema and the NS-SEC schema (D). Can list the advantages and disadvantages of using occupation as a measure of social class (D). Can think synoptically and explain how social class can impact on a person's life chances drawing on education, families and households, power and politics and health (B-A)

Lesson Development
1. Rally Table - how does social class impact on your education, health, family life, and politics
2. Investigate the PPT on Measuring Social Class then in your Pair Rally Robin the key points
3. In a new pair Rally coach the Cloze and Matching exercises then print
4. Research both the "Hope Goldthorpe Scale" and the "Surrey Occupational Class Schema". Explain how they work and the advantages and disadvantages.



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