Social class and the cultivation of capital: undergraduate PE students’ socialisation in sport and physical activity

Figures & data

Table 1. Clusters of participants.

Social Class	working-class	new middle-class	established middle-class
Parents’ Employment	Low-skilled/ Manual’ jobs, some were unemployed	Manual or service jobs but rose to senior positions. No educational qualifications beyond secondary schools	Business owners, ‘white-collar’ professionals, and teachers. For 4/6 families at least one parent had a university degree
Geo-demography of family home	Urban areas: high levels of social housing, ethnic diversity and crime.	Suburbs or large commuter towns described as ‘quiet’ and ‘normal’. 2/6 moved from urban areas before age 11.	Suburbs, villages and market-towns described as ‘nice’ and having ‘lots of opportunities’
Ethnicity	Ethnically diverse. Only one Participant identified as White British	Majority White British (though some parents had migrated from English speaking countries). One participant identified as South Asian.	All students identified as White British.
Participants	Andre (m, Mediterranean British) Idris (m, East African British) Lewis (m, Caribbean &White British) MJ (f, North African & White British) Vicky (f, White British)	Alex (m, White British) Ben (m, White British) Chris (m, White British) Lizzie (f, White British) Shaq (m, South Asian British) Steph (f, White British)	Charlotte (f, White British) Harry (m, White British) Kelly (f, White British) Lilly (f, White British) Maria (f, White British) Maisie (f, White British)