How the rich get richer: affluence cues at universities increase the social class achievement gap
| Autor: | H. Wenwen Ni, Brianna M. Goodale, Yuen J. Huo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology Higher education business.industry Prestige 05 social sciences 050301 education Standardized test Social class Elite Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Test performance business Sociology of Education Psychology 0503 education Social psychology Socioeconomic status 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Social Psychology of Education. 23:125-141 |
| ISSN: | 1573-1928 1381-2890 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11218-019-09528-z |
| Popis: | Past research on socioeconomic status (SES) and test performance in higher education has highlighted the factors that depress performance among students from low-SES backgrounds. We complement this work by focusing on how cues of affluence and prestige in the physical environments of elite universities may boost performance among students from high-SES backgrounds, thereby exacerbating the existing performance gap between high and low-SES students. We randomly assigned 122 high-SES and 100 low-SES students to take a standardized test in an environment with affluence cues or one without affluence cues. We found a significant interaction between student-SES and testing environment, such that students from high-SES backgrounds outperformed students from low-SES backgrounds to a greater extent when affluence cues were present than when they were absent. These findings suggest that the physical environments of elite universities can contribute to the achievement gap between high and low-SES students. Theoretical and educational policy implications are discussed. |
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