Today, the gaps seen in both access to education and educational success is even larger. In fact, today while college applicants from every socioeconomic class are equally qualified, 75% of all entering freshmen classes at top tier American institutions belong to the uppermost socioeconomic quartile. A family’s class determines the amount of investment and involvement parents have in their children’s education abilities and success from their earliest years of life. The cultural resources a person has obtained can heavily influence a child’s educational success. It has been shown that students raised under the concerted cultivation approach have “an emerging sense of entitlement” which leads to asking teachers more questions and being
