SOCIOL 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Environment, Corporate Welfare, Aid To Families With Dependent Children
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> whites conflate latino and black id and experience. Latino families treat boys and girls differently. One increases - so does the other. Minority students need to develop personal and social networks that can provide information and opportunity. Association/ties with public figures- especially those who give back to the community. Black students in study don"t think enough middle and upper class blacks do this. Strong link between family and other social influences and school performance. In the absence of social cultural capital -> non-traditional capital. Some students turn to street gangs p139. What does this do write message about relevance/importance of school. Many minority students don"t have enough exposure to persons possessing dominant social culture. Increase contact with white students (dominant culture) -> more exposure to cultural capital. Resisting acting white noot about undervaluing education. Students do not believe they have to act white to succeed p160. > more about culture and id in schools.
