What is it about?
A study of how Canadian school children in grades 1, 3 and 6 interpret images of social inequality.
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Why is it important?
The study showed children in grades 1, 3 and 6 a series of photos with people in relatively poor and relatively prosperous environments. The data revealed that by the time they reached grade 6, the children not only readily identified indicators of social class but used them to make wide-ranging judgements about moral behaviours and prospects for success of the individuals in the photos and of their (fictitious) children.
Perspectives
Many studies have examined how appearance and othert physical characteristicvs influence observers' judgements and expectations. This is one of the few studies that examines the impact of perceived social class on people's judgements of others.
Professor Bernd Baldus
University of Toronto
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This page is a summary of: The development of perceptions and evaluations of social inequality among public school children, Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, July 2008, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1978.tb00570.x.
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