Cultural Capital

Question 1

Bordieu (1984)

Answer 1

• Believes both material and cultural factors contribute.

- Uses the term ‘capital’ to explain why middle class are more successful.

Question 2

Cultural Capital

Answer 2

• Refers to the knowledge, attitudes, values, language, tastes and abilities of the middle class.
• More likely to develop intellectual interests and an understanding of what the education system requires for success.
• Education system favours and transmits

Question 3

Educational Capital

Answer 3

• Qualifications acquired at school.

Question 4

Conversion of capital

Answer 4

• Middle classes are better equipped to acquire educational capital.
• Middle classed parents can convert economic capital into educational capital for their children.

Question 5

Leech and Campos

Answer 5

middle class parents are also more likely to be able to afford a house in a catchment area for good schools.

Question 6

Sullivan

Answer 6

Found that children who had the greatest cultural capital were more likely to be successful at GCSE (also more likely to be middle-class)