Explain and briefly evaluate the view that education is the most important agent in shaping class identity

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Explain and briefly evaluate the view that education is the most important agent in shaping class identity

The idea that education is the most important agency in shaping class identity can be seen as a critical view, firstly there are other but more vital agents who also influence class identity such as; the family as it teaches norms and values as well as the mass media encourages the formation of class identity by the way class is portrayed in television news. However education still is important factor in shaping one's class identity as it reinforces the culture and values of different social classes at school. For example, individuals who are from a higher classed background tend to go to private schools which they have to pay for instead of public state schools which are free and paid for by the education authority. I will discuss whether the above statement is true or biased.

First of all, education has a significant influence on shaping one's class by the education they receive, for example, the type of school they attend. An individual which has private education or attends private school would be surrounded by cultural signs showing that they are