Sociocultural factors in development
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What is socio-economic status?
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A family's position in society, from income, education and jobs.
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Three routes from poverty to a child?
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Family stress, fewer resources, strained parenting.
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What did Costello and colleagues find?
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Children whose families rose out of poverty showed fewer behaviour problems.
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Why is Costello's study a natural experiment?
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Income changed for reasons the families did not choose.
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Does poverty decide a child's future?
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No: it raises risk, and protective factors change the effect.
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