SOCIOL 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Social Capital, Cultural Capital
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Race v space (in the 4 cities: oakland, richmond, sf, berkeley) Oakland hills and richmond marino ~= sf and berkeley than oakland flats and. Sf and berkeley neighborhoods that are still accessible to poor low-income residents- isolated, cute from prosperity. Disportionate # of liquor stores, pawn shops, check cashing outlets. Residents constantly worried about gentrification pushing them out. Neighborhoods in close proximity to each other strictly separated. Institutions often respond to political clout or social capital. Constituencies that have the ability to apply pressure on public institutions. Ex: schools don"t always respond to all parents the same way. Low social capital low cultural capital, low financial capital constitutes not perceived as threat. While parent that can fund campaigns, back opponents, donate to politicians and causes. Other institutional supports and personnel also respond differently to different constituencies. > police don"t want to violate civil liberties p34.
