Cultural Capital Flashcards
Bordieu (1984)
Argues both cultural and material factors contribute to educational achievement, they’re interrelated
Cultural capital
Refers to the knowledge, attitudes, values, language, tastes and abilities of the middle class
Through socialization, middle class children acquire the ability to grasp, analyse and express abstract ideas
Working class have a lack of cultural capital
Educational and economic capital
Wealthy parents can convert their economic capital into educational capital by sending their kids to private schools
Dennis Leech(2003)- middle class parents are more likely to afford a house in the catchment area of a good school
Alice Sullivan (2001)
Assess their cultural capital, she asked them about a range of activities, such as reading and Tv viewing habits.
Found those who read complex fiction developed w wider range of vocab