SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Cultural Capital, Meritocracy, High School Diploma
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If two uni have same cost, same scholarship. In canada, the farther you are from university, the likely you are too attend. Increased living expenses or expenses in terms of commute (for low ses families) Go to out of province or international. Higher ses families" students move more out of local universities. Send children out of home to uni as a rite of passage. In private schools there is a norm, that everybody goes to universities. In private schools, there is staff devoted specifically devoted to university admission. In public schools, the counselors office is understaffed. Ratio of student to counselor is terrible (500:1) Not seen in publicly funded high schools (higher rates of dropout before university and during university) Experience: ses effect on standardized test scores. Ongoing conflict between social class and education. Additional years in education produces higher income levels. Education key to upward occupational mobility, upward social mobility. Clear relationship between university degree and income.
