Social Class Inequalities In Education Essay
The subject of social class within the educational system seems to be the elephant in the room. Issues of race, gender, discrimination and making safe places are addressed constantly within the pedagogy yet we ignore the realities of social stratification, especially when it comes to the classroom and the curriculum we are expected to teach.
According to Bourdieu, the education systems of western societies function in such a way as to legitimatize class inequalities (Bourdieu, 1977). Success in the education system is enhanced by the possession of cultural capital (which is determined the dominate culture) and Lower-class pupils do not, in general, possess these traits. Bourdieu then supposes that the failure of the majority of these pupils …show more content…
(2001). High access and low use of technologies in high school classrooms: Explaining an apparent paradox. American Educational Research
Journal, 38(4), 813-834.
Featherman, D. L., Lancaster Jones, F., & Hauser, R. M. (1975). Assumptions of social mobility research in the US: the case of occupational status. Social Science Research, 4(4), 329-
360.
Gottschalk, P., & Smeeding, T. M. (2000). Empirical evidence on income inequality in industrialized countries. Handbook of income distribution, 1, 261-307.
Johnson, W., Brett, C. E., & Deary, I. J. (2010). The pivotal role of education in the association between ability and social class attainment: A look across three generations. Intelligence,
38(1), 55-65.
Kapitzke, C. (2000). Information technology as cultural capital: shifting the boundaries of power. Education and Information Technologies, 5(1), 49-62.
Müller, W., Lüttinger, P., König, W., & Karle, W. (1989). Class and education in industrial nations. International Journal of Sociology, 19(3), 3-39.
Perry, L. B., & McConney, A. (2013). School socioeconomic status and student outcomes in reading and mathematics: A comparison of Australia and Canada. Australian Journal
According to Bourdieu, the education systems of western societies function in such a way as to legitimatize class inequalities (Bourdieu, 1977). Success in the education system is enhanced by the possession of cultural capital (which is determined the dominate culture) and Lower-class pupils do not, in general, possess these traits. Bourdieu then supposes that the failure of the majority of these pupils …show more content…
(2001). High access and low use of technologies in high school classrooms: Explaining an apparent paradox. American Educational Research
Journal, 38(4), 813-834.
Featherman, D. L., Lancaster Jones, F., & Hauser, R. M. (1975). Assumptions of social mobility research in the US: the case of occupational status. Social Science Research, 4(4), 329-
360.
Gottschalk, P., & Smeeding, T. M. (2000). Empirical evidence on income inequality in industrialized countries. Handbook of income distribution, 1, 261-307.
Johnson, W., Brett, C. E., & Deary, I. J. (2010). The pivotal role of education in the association between ability and social class attainment: A look across three generations. Intelligence,
38(1), 55-65.
Kapitzke, C. (2000). Information technology as cultural capital: shifting the boundaries of power. Education and Information Technologies, 5(1), 49-62.
Müller, W., Lüttinger, P., König, W., & Karle, W. (1989). Class and education in industrial nations. International Journal of Sociology, 19(3), 3-39.
Perry, L. B., & McConney, A. (2013). School socioeconomic status and student outcomes in reading and mathematics: A comparison of Australia and Canada. Australian Journal