Sentences with phrase «working class backgrounds»

When successful people from working class backgrounds find themselves in the country - club atmosphere of a corporate culture they know they are in foreign territory.

When I was a student, many years ago I got a grant and tuition fees that I didn't have to repay, and I had friends, like myself, from working class backgrounds who would not have gone onto further education, but for the fact it was FREE.

«Lucky» Jim Dixon epitomized a new and rising social group of men in post-World War II Britain - men of lower / working class backgrounds who, by dint of scholarship, rose out of their former place in the hierarchy to challenge the social order.

This question encompasses rather than minimizes the realities of US discipline policies disproportionally affecting students on the margins broadly, including students from working class backgrounds, [7], students of color [8], students of color with dis / abilities [9], and gender non-conforming students [10].

In other words, students from working class backgrounds are congratulated for their «docility and obedience» (Anyon, 1980).

The education secretary Justine Greening will today defend grammar schools in a major speech, claiming that selective schools already benefit young people from «ordinary working class backgrounds».

As for grammar schools, there is the stigma that these institutions are reserved for the children of the wealthy and middle class, with statistics that reflect that children from working class backgrounds are far less likely to obtain a place.

People from traditional working class backgrounds that did the «Thatcher» thing and took advantage of right to buy years ago?

Take one look at the MP's on the Tory benches — they are universally wealthy, even the select few from working class backgrounds

Whilst some MPs from working class backgrounds have made it to the top of politics — the likes of Alan Johnson and David Davis — the reality is that the social composition of our representatives is not representative of our country.

Sadiq vowed «nothing was off the table» when it comes to Labour's drive to get more people from ethnic minorities and working class backgrounds into senior posts.

They also don't stand to attention with one hand on heart and the other saluting while thinking, «I am from an under privileged background or a working class background and this is why I MUST support Arsenal.»

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has a more working class background, but has been moving in political circles on good salaries for decades.

One Labour MP told PoliticsHome: «It's always been the big fear, that Ukip would end up being led by someone like Nuttall, a northerner from a working class background.

One told PoliticsHome: «It's always been the big fear, that Ukip would end up being led by someone like Nuttall, a northerner from a working class background.

John McDonnell comes from a working class background in Liverpool and Campbell knows it.

If he didn't possess that talent he may well have ended up as just another statistic, a young person from a working class background and broken home who got into trouble and never recovered.

She came from a working class background to become a well - respected human rights lawyer, using the traits which make this autobiography so effective.

«One thing I think as someone coming from my working class background always got my gut about the Labour party is they're prepared to abandon people on large estates, happy to see them on a life of dole, happy to see them getting a substandard education.

Gareth's progressive values, government experience, working class background, and grassroots approach to visit all 163 towns in NY - 19 is how we'll win this race and bring our voices to Washington.»

«Mr Burnham stressed his ordinary working class background.

I'm a good looking well educated Northern Irish guy from a working class background.

Emerging from a working class background, the brothers have become known for their sophisticated ear for dialogue.

Looking back on this story, Kerrigan embodies privilege, even though she herself was from a working class background.

He is a rough fellow from a working class background while she seems more educated, refined and emotional.

Ms Greening said «many young people from an ordinary working class background already attend our existing grammar schools».

As a poor boy from a working class background he becomes seduced by the lifestyle offered by the firm (they pay him, a summer student, $ 160,000 per year and give him a big bonus to commit to joining the firm full time).

(Yes, my working class background comes to the fore) But as artist, writer, creative savant, I salute thee!!

If Mirren often plays on her Russian heritage in interviews, and draws on her British working class background in other contexts — in what has become a polarised form of role play to manipulate the media's perception of her — then the images used in this exhibition represent her corresponding parts for film and television that show issues of domination, subjugation and control, such as in The Queen, Caligula and Prime Suspect.

Growing up on the Wirral from a working class background both Leckey's parents worked for Littlewood in the days where brand name retails store's dominated consumer culture.

«I come from a small town, a working class background,» she says, adding that her parents are immigrants from Germany.

Not exact matches

My Rotman Executive MBA class was a diverse group of forward - thinking, hard - working individuals from surprising backgrounds: in a team of doctors, lawyers, general managers, senior executives, financial whizzes and real estate directors, we also had musicians, artists and educators.

Jim came from a Scottish working - class background and was the son of devout Roman Catholic parents.

The Beach Boys were a pretty good model of what thoroughly middle class folk with no blues or country apprenticeship possibilities can aspire to do, working to keep a rhythm n» blues feel while trying to work something fresh out of elements (barbershop, surf instros) that reflected their backgrounds.

Naturally, they preferred easy - to - control children from white middle - or working - class backgrounds.

As the Nobel Committee recognized, Camus came from a working - class background in Algiers and had risen to prominence by sheer literary genius.

With a background in ECE and child development, Nicole taught parenting classes and worked with tiny humans for many, many years.

Miriam's medical and education background includes: teaching prenatal classes and nursing students in the classroom and clinical setting, coordinating an OB department, and working as the Hospital Obstetric Consultant which included policy writing and continuing education for all obstetric staff.

We've been working with Ivon and Selena from the Five Acres Permanency division to try and implement childcare for families during the certification classes, with the help of background - certified Chosen volunteers.

However, many classes will take a smorgasbord approach and include methods from a variety of backgrounds and give you a wealth of information and techniques to pull from in order to find what works best for you.

Diane Abbott and Andy Burnham were both insistent that those from working - class and minority backgrounds are most at risk of disenfranchisment.

From a lower - working - class background, he made his way on his own energy and talents.

«It shows the prime minister comes from a ruling class background who doesn't understand the sacrifices that working class people had to make,» he claimed.

But no more fathers» wars, not least since those sent to war tend to come from working - class backgrounds, where starting to have children often still happens earlier than has lately become the norm.

Naomi Andrews, who has worked for Shea - Porter for more than a decade and managed two of her past campaigns, became the ninth Democrat to join the September 11 primary ballot, touting her middle - class background and experience working with Shea - Porter.

The background to the new bill echoes the same clash of interests and climate of scandal that made New York's first cadaver law controversial in 1854, when medical professionals won despite vehement protests from representatives of working - class and immigrant New Yorkers.

As a teacher, Santos believes he has a unique perspective on the educational needs of the district, and also cites his «humble upbringing» as the child of the working class, specifically contrasting his background to that of the incumbent, who had a privileged youth as the daughter of a successful doctor.

For those who keep such scores, the House of Lords has a higher proportion of women, a higher proportion of people from ethnic minorities, a broader range of ethnic minorities, and far more people from working - class backgrounds generally and the trade union movement in particular, than can be found down the corridor.

The big strides made in securing more women Labour MPs have also, unfortunately, been paralleled by a decline in those from working - class backgrounds.

Browning, a longtime Working Families Party member from Shirley who registered as a Democrat in May, said her working - class background gives her an advantage over Zeldin and others seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional DiWorking Families Party member from Shirley who registered as a Democrat in May, said her working - class background gives her an advantage over Zeldin and others seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional Diworking - class background gives her an advantage over Zeldin and others seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District.