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Social Inequality
Key concepts
Reproduction
Theories
Research
Stratification
Cultural capital
Family
School system
Teacher bias
Bourdieu
Bowles & Gintis
Advantage
Mobility
Policy
Income gap
Opportunity gap
Tracking
Resources
Long-term effects
Flashcard · 1 / 12Social reproductionClick to reveal
DefinitionSocial reproduction

Institutions can carry existing differences in resources and opportunity into the next generation.

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Practice quiz · 1 / 5

How can cultural capital shape educational opportunity?

CorrectCultural capital can shape participation, assessment and educational pathways.
Study guideSocial Inequality · Week 4
1
Learn the concepts

Stratification, cultural capital, social reproduction

2
Connect the mechanisms

Family → school system → opportunity

3
Test your understanding

Explain how education may reproduce inequality.

Start with p.12–18, connect the concepts in the map, then complete five quiz questions.