Effect Of Socio Economic Status On Social Adjustment And Academic Performances Of Secondary School Student

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The social economic status of the parents is determined by their education, job, income, political power and prestige in society. Parson and Sardo-Brown (2001) described the “Socio-economic Status is the term used to distinguish between people’s relative position in the society in terms of family income, political power, educational back ground and occupational prestige”. According to these indicators peoples are categories in social economic status classes or groups. The group has higher degree, better job, higher income and some status in the …