Education And Cultural Capital

Question 1

What is cultural capital

Answer 1

Work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu
Range of capitals
-economic capital (financial wealth)
-social capital (worth of social networks)
-educational capital (skills and qualifications gained)
-cultural capital (worth individuals cultural knowledge has )

Question 2

Who has cultural capital

Answer 2

Sullivan- students who achieved higher:

• read complex fiction
• watched documentaries, current affairs and science and nature programmes
• attended events that were seen as ‘high culture’
• had parents with higher level qualifications

Question 3

Parental capitals

Answer 3

Passed down to children through socialisation

Middle-class mothers had higher economic, educational and cultural capital according to Reay

Middle-class parents also have high social capital which helps with work experience placements, networking and university entrance