SOC314H1 Chapter : SOC314 March 6th Swartz Reading
Document Summary
Swartz, family capital and the invisible transfer of privilege. Powerful influence of family social class origins in shaping life chances. Social class present into adulthood of children as social class determines what kind of resources parents can pass on to their children. Contemporary transition to adulthood in the united states has become increasingly complex, prolonging and multifaceted. One resource parents offer their children is time, parents provide their young adult children with time in the form of help with such tasks as household choirs or child care. Direct financial ad is also an other resource. Parents with more resources have more to provide their children with, this allows for these parents to give their children an advantageous position within the economy and in trying to enter adulthood. Intergenerational class reproduction is more common than not. Family capital- investments and efforts that can be mobilized to advance attainment and class achievement.
