SOC 3340 Lecture Notes - Cultural Capital, Selective Perception, Pierre Bourdieu
4 Nov 2013
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Chapter 6 - objectives to understand different patterns of disparities by class, gender and race/ethnicity to examine causes of education inequality to comprehend the mechanisms of inequality. Addressing issues of educational inequality: primary mechanisms: family-based learning opportunities. See pg 139 of your text regarding strategies to enhance a child"s success. Addressing issues of educational inequality financial difficulties: primary mechanism: stress due to. Addressing issues of educational inequality: primary mechanisms: context of schools and neighbourhoods. Schools and neighbourhoods lack of access to opportunities lack of resources. Education aspirations are good predictors of subsequent attainment. Reference group theory or frame of reference. Self fulfilling prophecy/teacher expectations (textbook p 145) Cultural capital p 53-54 in chapter 3 of textbook. Bourdieu"s theory on student"s cultural background and school context (p. Social action less calculative and instead emphasized. How people"s socialization provides them with their mental norms, habits, and routines. Oct 15 notes focusing on social class schools largely reward familiarity with middle-class culture.
