Lori Cox
Final Paper, Psy310, Summer II, 2017
A person’s socioeconomic status (SES) is based on a culmination of their occupation,
educational attainment, income, power, and wealth (Gollnick & Chinn, 2017). This status puts
each family into their position in relation to others. There are four classes of SES: upper, middle,
working and lower. Upper and middle class SES generally live in segregated neighborhoods and
their children attend either private schools or public schools that are supported financially by the
families of the students who attend. Working and lower class SES neighborhoods can be found
in urban and suburban settings. The schools in these neighborhoods lack funding for technology
and supplies. Students from working, middle, or upper class SES have a higher chance of
graduating high school, while even just the perception of having a low SES can negatively
impact a student’s emotional and physical health (Greitemeyer & Sagioglou, 2016). Inside
