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How does the concept of 'cultural capital' contribute to our understanding of class inequalities in education?
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How does the concept of 'cultural capital' contribute to our understanding of class inequalities in education? Education is the primary determinant for young people of their future opportunities, and is heavily influenced by social class, determined well by the concept of 'cultural capital'. What kind of cultural capital the education system is based on, and how it distributes it - or more importantly how it doesn't distribute it - have far reaching effects on the class system as a whole. The name most closely associated with the concept of cultural capital is Pierre Bourdieu, and it is his theories and arguments that will be most closely examined in this essay. Cultural capital is central to modern interpretations of class, and was first used by Bourdieu to build on the theories of Marx, who related class solely to economic capital; and Weber, who on top of wealth referred to prestige and power. Bourdieu...
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