Everyone knows the various stereotypes and social stigmas that accompany socioeconomic status, whether they choose to admit it or not. Society has come to assume that a child from a low socioeconomic status family will not do as well as a child from a higher socioeconomic status family. Unfortunately, these assumptions become so ingrained in our brains that we begin to follow the self-fulfilling prophecy. When a child from a significantly lower socioeconomic status enters a classroom, it is not uncommon for the teacher to automatically assume that the child will not do well in class and, in turn, is either gives it a harsher rating or doesn't give it the same results. as much attention as other children from families with high socio-economic status. Are these children not doing well in class because of the self-fulfilling prophecy or is there something happening during the critical period that is causing the child to fall behind? These assumptions are not ingrained in us at birth, but rather developed over time. our lives. When children enter preschool, they tend to choose their friends based on their physical appearance (Baydik, Berrin, Bakkaloğlu, Hatice, 2002, p. 436). It is no surprise that children from low or even middle socio-economic backgrounds are not able to afford the high-end clothing that publicly displays their status. Even though society preaches against stereotypes, we often categorize someone the first time we meet them simply based on the way they are dressed. This leads children of low socio-economic status to make friends with other children in the same class, and the same is true for middle and high socio-economic status. This period of a child's life is in the middle of paper......2, pages 435-445. Stull, Judith C. (2013). Family socio-economic status, parental expectations and child achievement, educational research. Volume 90, pages 53-67. Mathur, Charu, Erickson, Darin J., Stigler, Melissa H., Forster, Jean L., Finnegan Jr, John R. (2013). Effects of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on adolescent smoking: multilevel cohort sequential latent growth analysis, American Journal of Public Health. Volume 103, pages 543-548. Schmitt-Wilson, Sarah (2013). Social class and expectations of rural adolescents: The role of parental expectations, Career Development Quarterly. Volume 61, pages 226-239. Letourneau, Nicole Lyn, Duffett-Leger, Linda, Levac, Leah, Watson, Barry, Young-Morris, Catherine (2013). Socioeconomic status and child development: a meta-analysis, Journal of Behavioral and Emotional Disorders. Volume 3, pages 211-224.