Cultural Capital (Bourdieu) Flashcards
What does Bourdieu argue about cultural and material factors?
They both contribute to educational achievement because they are interelated
What are the three types of capital
Economic, cultural and educational
What is cultural capital?
The knowledge, values, langauage, tastes and abilities of the MC
How do the MC gain the ability to grasp, analyse and express abstract ideas?
Socialisation
How does the education system fail WC pupils?
Devalues their culture
Lack of cultural capital results in exam failure
How are cultural, educational and economic capital interrelated?
They can be converted into each other.e.g. wealthier parents convert economic capital to educational capital by sending children to independent schools