Cultural Capital Flashcards
Possession or lack of possession shapes opportunity
Bourdieu
Economic capital
Ownership of wealth
Own valuable homes
Private education
Cultural capital
Qualifications, lifestyle, education
Degree level qualification
Parents have knowledge and experience to help children
Social capital
Possession of valuable social contact
Know teachers
Know how to gain admission to good schools
Symbolic capital
Possession of status
Seen as respectable
Help with admission to private school
Ball et al
Middle class use cultural capital to play the system to ensure their children are accepted into good school
Middle class - good school
Ball et al
What helps educational performance
Read complex fiction
Watch documentaries
What doesn’t help exam performance
Watching soap operas and game shows
Attending cultural events and involvement in music
