Cultural Capital

• What are the three external factors causing class differences in educational achievement?

  Cultural deprivation, material deprivation, cultural capital
• How does Pierre Bourdieu view the relationship between material deprivation and cultural deprivation?

  He sees them as interlinked factors
• How might a middle-class parent's resources affect their child's educational success?

  They can afford university and assist with homework
• What does Bourdieu argue about the types of capital affecting educational achievement?

  All three types of capital are interrelated
• What are the three types of capital identified by Bourdieu?

  Economic, educational, cultural capital
• What does Bourdieu mean by cultural capital?

  Knowledge, attitudes, values, and abilities
• How does middle-class culture provide an advantage in education according to Bourdieu?

  It helps children express abstract ideas
• How do schools view working-class culture according to Bourdieu?

  They devalue it as 'rough' and inferior
• What term does Bourdieu use to describe the cultural framework of each social class?

  Habitus
• What does habitus contain according to Bourdieu?

  Ideas about taste, books, and media
• How does the dominant class influence educational knowledge according to Bourdieu?

  They impose their own habitus in education
• Who has more access to the culture of the dominant class?

  Those from middle-class backgrounds
• What is social capital according to Bourdieu?

  Networks of influence and support
• How does social capital benefit children's education?

  It provides support and influence networks
• In which social classes is social capital highest?

  Upper and middle classes
• How does social capital help in times of difficulty?

  It helps to influence others in their favor