SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Youth Culture, Cultural Capital, Capital University
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The number of years of school that students complete. The widely shared, high status cultural signals used for social and cultural exclusion. Belief that educational attainment is largely an outcome of individual talent and hard work. Latent functions of education: schools are responsible for sorting students based on talent and effort, schools also play a role of training students to read, write, count, socialization of the young, ex. Respecting the law: transmit culture from generation to generation, fostering a common identity and social cohesion. Most benefits of education are given to children from upper class and higher class racial and ethnic groups. 5 social mechanisms operate in conjunction with the school system to reproduce inequality. Don"t attend university b/c they think they can"t afford it. Low income parents are more likely to experience the kind of financial problems that can contribute to divorce. Children from one parent households are often unable to rely on parent for tutoring, support etc.
