SOCIOL 1C03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pierre Bourdieu, Hidden Curriculum, Cultural Capital

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1C03
• Professor: Sandra Colavecchia

Document Summary

Examines functions of educational institutions (i. e. selection, socialization) An important function of schools is they use the function of selection: sorting or separating. Contest mobility: go to high school so that you can go to university. Other countries (sponsored mobility): takes a standardized test before high schools to then see if they have the ability to go to university. These values aren"t taught overtly, they are taught by the hidden curriculum -- everything you learn above the ordinary curriculum. The more education a person has, the more likely they are to embrace values. Children of parents who we to post-secondary are twice as likely to go to post- secondary. Examples: going to the ballet, knowledge on expensive cuisine. Social and cultural capital can be turned into economic capital. If your parents are middle class, you have a high probability to be middle class (higher, lower, etc. ) Aboriginals and black people are seen as lower or not as likely to succeed.