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Demonstrate how social class continues to affect the educational attainment of an individual despite living in a so called meritocratic society.
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AS Sociology Coursework AIM The aim within this piece of coursework is to demonstrate how social class continues to affect the educational attainment of an individual despite living in a so called meritocratic society. I will be exploring Pierre Bourdieu's concept of 'cultural capital' and Douglas's concept of 'cultural deprivation' to provide explanations for working class underachievement. The reason why I am going to explore this is due to my interest in the differences that occur within educational attainment. It is evident in my community that working class students attain lower than the middle class students. By doing research on this issue I hope to find out what affects the educational attainment of the two classes. (111 words) CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTS From a Marxist perspective Pierre Bourdieu a French sociologist states that there is a dominant culture in society. The higher a person's position in the class system, the greater the amount of...
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