ANP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Lower Middle Class, Pierre Bourdieu, Upper Middle Class
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Anp 201. 001: social/cltral capital and habitus(pierre bourdieu, 1930-2002) Social mobility: changes in one"s class position(up or down) in stratified. Social reproduction of class: when social and class relation of prestige(or lack of it) are society( meritocracy of edu) passed on to the next generation. Social and cltral capital : circle of friends, memberships, credential, knowledge, habitus, tastes, provided by the family to gain access to scarce and valuable resources. Ex. learning languages, travel abroad, play instrument, summer camp. Habitus : self-perceptions that shape one sense off place in the world, deeply ingrained habits, skills and dispositions that we possess due to our life experience. : intersectionality(leith mullings, 1945-present) Intersectional approach -> study how class intersects w/ race and gender. Intersectionality : the way systems of power interconnect to affect individual lives and group experiences. Gap btn upper and middle and lower class are getting bigger. Employment -> middle class isn"t necessarily true.
