“I Need Help!” Social Class and Children’s Help-Seeking in Elementary School

By Jessica Calarco. 2011

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Coding In-depth Semistructured Interviews (2013, background): “In fact, several studies that fit this profile have been published recently by young researchers in top sociology and other journals (e.g., Calarco 2011; DeSoucey 2010; McCabe 2011).”
Feeling at Home in College: Fortifying School‐Relevant Selves to Reduce Social Class Disparities in Higher Education (2015, background): “…that seeking help from professors, instructors, and teaching assistants outside of class is important for success, and thus seek help less often than their middle-class peers (Calarco, 2011; Collier & Morgan, 2008; Kim & Sax, 2009; Soria & Stebleton, 2012; Stephens, Hamedani, & Destin, 2014).”
Social-Class Disparities in Higher Education and Professional Workplaces: The Role of Cultural Mismatch (2018, background): “Similarly, Calarco (2011) found that elementary school children from working- compared with middle-class contexts are less likely to advocate for themselves (i.e., proactively seek help) with teachers.”
White families and race: colour-blind and colour-conscious approaches to white racial socialization (2014, background): “While some parents intentionally supplement gaps in public schooling, they all send their kids to integrated schools with students who have unequal lives, and kids likely play an active role in enacting privilege at school (Calarco 2011).”
The Unwritten Rules of Engagement: Social Class Differences in Undergraduates' Academic Strategies (2016, background): “Middle class college students possess skills for interacting confidently with university faculty and staff, as well as knowledge for understanding the value of interacting in the first place (Calarco, 2011, 2014).”