SOCI 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Class, Cultural Capital, Symbolic Capital
8 Dec 2017
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Either informal or formal: both part of socialization process & connected to structural inequality. Connected to inequality through its ability to make changes to address injustice & its ability to commit injustice. The learning we do in everyday life. Occurs through interaction with others: learn by watching others, trying new things, googling things, experience. Does not result in certificates, diplomas, degrees or other forms of accreditation. Crucial for us to be able to move through the world. Results in cultural capital provides us with the knowledge about the world that we can use as a resource. Does not always hold the same prestige as formal education. Happens in institutions of learning and often results in accreditation. Cultural capital and has diff. levels of symbolic capital (prestige) Education is how we acquire the skills to get a job: must have cultural capital to gain employment. Many degrees allow students the opportunities to gain skills that can be applied in many situations.
