Analysis between two students from different socio-economic backgrounds
GCU – Lahore Panorama
Analysis between two students from different Socio-economic backgrounds
| Input to X [Rich Student] | Input to Y [Poor Student] |
| 1) Was given birth by a rich and well-educated mother, in a well-maintained, air-conditioned hospital under the supervision of a well-qualified lady doctor.
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1) Was given birth by an illiterate, ignorant and malnourished mother in a village with the help of a village midwife.
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| 2) Was a healthy child at birth?
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2) Was a weak child at birth.
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| 3) Was brought up in a well-maintained home and clean surroundings, in a posh urban locality.
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3) Was brought up in village atmosphere: polluted with garbage, sewage water, and affected with various diseases.
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| 4) Received primary and secondary education in Cambridge and Oxford-like schools with highly sophisticated and well-illustrated syllabi, with western orientation.
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5) Given basic schooling with Government syllabus, with poor quality teaching, and physical beating and abuse at school.
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| 5) Occasionally went to picnics and tours arranged either by school or parents. | 5) Could not afford any leisure activities |
| 6) The home he lived in, the school he studied in and the car he traveled in were all air-conditioned and had proper heating system too, so climatic conditions did not matter much. | 6) Climatic changes had direct effect on performance and living conditions. |
| 7) The family had a concept of, and enjoyed a balanced diet. | 7) Family never heard of, and neither can afford, balanced diet. |
| 8) Had best possible medical facilities available. | 8) Had access only to a government dispensary or hospital. |
| 9) Was sent to Oxford University for higher education. | 9) Got admission in a government university in a city nearby. |
| 10) Had graduated on time. | 10) Graduated a year late, because university remained close most of the time due to strikes and other disturbances. |
| 11) Throughout his life, had access to almost every modern skill development audiovisual tool such as TV, satellite receiver, Internet, etc. | 11) Could hardly make use of such facility. |
| 12) Was not very hardworking and ambitious. | 12) Was very hardworking, energetic and ambitious. |
| 13) Used to go to various clubs for entertainment purposes, sometimes with a girlfriend. | 13) Couldn’t afford any such facility. |
| 14) Had no psychological disturbance resulting from any family problem. | 14) Family was clutched in various financial, domestic and social problems. |
| 15) Family comprised four highly educated members. | 15) Family comprised 9 illiterate members. |
| 16) Family used to interact with high dignitaries of the state. | 16) Family hardly knew any state dignitary on personal level. |
| 17) Secured good marks in interview because of knowledge, clarity of thought, confidence, command over English and being expensively well dressed (chairman of the interview board even praised his tie). | 17) Couldn’t score well enough in interview on account of poor command of English, conventional knowledge and not being elegantly dressed. |
| 18) Appears to be more suitable for the job. | 18) Appears to be less suitable for the job. |
| 19) His output is proportionate to his input. | 19) His output is much higher than the proportion of his input, and therefore is more efficient than X. |
