SYG-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Cultural Capital
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Is it race or class that determines the cultural logic of child rearing & childhood socialization? (cid:862)conce ted cultivation(cid:863) Structured & organized leisure activities organized by adults; deliberate planning and requiring the investment of considerable resources and effort from parents; guided by the goal of sti(cid:373)ulati(cid:374)g (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e, social, and cultural capabilities. Adult child interactions eliciting (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)(cid:859)s feeli(cid:374)gs, thoughts, and opinions; persuading children with reasoning and negotiation, as opposed to establishing boundaries between adults and children & giving directives. Sense of entitlement its later role in institutional settings. Active intervention by parents in institutions (schools) on (cid:271)ehalf of (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)(cid:859)s interests (cid:862)natu al g owth(cid:863) Unstructured play by children - children are in control of and responsible for their own leisure activities (cid:862)hanging out(cid:863) on one"s o(cid:449)n, or with similar age peers. Parents ensure (cid:272)hildren"s (cid:271)asi(cid:272) needs are pro(cid:448)ided for and view this as an accomplishment.
