Cultural Capital (Bourdieu) Flashcards
1
Q
What does Bourdieu argue about cultural and material factors?
A
They both contribute to educational achievement because they are interelated
2
Q
What are the three types of capital
A
Economic, cultural and educational
3
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What is cultural capital?
A
The knowledge, values, langauage, tastes and abilities of the MC
4
Q
How do the MC gain the ability to grasp, analyse and express abstract ideas?
A
Socialisation
5
Q
How does the education system fail WC pupils?
A
Devalues their culture
Lack of cultural capital results in exam failure
6
Q
How are cultural, educational and economic capital interrelated?
A
They can be converted into each other.e.g. wealthier parents convert economic capital to educational capital by sending children to independent schools
