Concepedia

Middle-class Advantage

Middle-Class Advantage is a sociological construct that refers to the systemic benefits derived from possessing cultural capital—such as language proficiency, educational attainment, and familiarity with institutional norms—distinctively enabling middle-class individuals to navigate and succeed within dominant educational and social institutions more effectively than their working-class counterparts.

288

Publications

25.7K

Citations

429

Authors

225

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

51

Parents

Publications

288

Winner-take-all politics: how Washington made the rich richer--and turned its back on the middle class

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 1.7K citations

, , +16

White Collar: The American Middle Classes.

Paul K. Hatt, Charles W. Mills · American Sociological Review · 1951 · 1.3K citations

, , +13

Unseen disadvantage: How American universities' focus on independence undermines the academic performance of first-generation college students.

Nicole K. Stephens, Stephanie A. Fryberg, Hazel Rose Markus et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2012 · 1.3K citations

, , +12

Invisible Inequality: Social Class and Childrearing in Black Families and White Families

Annette Lareau · American Sociological Review · 2002 · 1.1K citations

, , +17

The psychology of social class: How socioeconomic status impacts thought, feelings, and behaviour

Antony S. R. Manstead · British Journal of Social Psychology · 2018 · 804 citations · Full text

, , +17

1–5 of 288

Authors

429

  1. MT
    Martin Thrupp

    University of Waikato, New Zealand

    5 publications · 99 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. HR
    Hazel Rose Markus

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 1.4K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. KH
    Karen Halttunen

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 804 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. DR
    Diane Reay

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 276 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. EF
    Ezra F. Vogel

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 177 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 429

Institutions

225

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. University of the West of England

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    667 citations

  4. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    82 citations

  5. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    67 citations

  6. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    235 citations

  7. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    241 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

1–8 of 225

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 19 publications · 4.4K citations

    18

    h-index

  2. British Journal of Sociology of Education

    BJSE · 12 publications · 864 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Child Development

    8 publications · 526 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    8 publications · 463 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 6 publications · 3.4K citations

    6

    h-index

1–5