Like wealth, poverty is inherited. If you are born in poverty you are likely to stay there. Talk about the barriers to getting a better paid, more stable lifestyle. What makes it hard for people to earn more than their parents did?
Talk about what young people understand by social class. If they could choose, what kind of lifestyle would they want? How different is it from what their parents had? What might young people want for their children?
Many experts see better education as the answer. Do young people agree? What other factors might there be - such as the estate you live in or the area you come from?
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