Social Class and Education Video

Sociology - Social class and education
A discussion on how social class has a huge impact on educational attainment. For more sociology videos visit www.podology.org.uk

Social Reproduction, Cultural Capital, Bourdieu and The Jam
In "Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture", Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron argued that the school system sets up working class children to fail, channelling them into low-status occupations like those of their parents. Exams, by seeming to provide an objective measure of failure, obscure these structural disadvantages of working class children, and legitimise the reproduction of social inequality. More broadly, Bourdieu and Passeron claimed that all cultural institutions draw a veil over some kind of injustice or exploitation, and that this is their purpose. Certain habits and behaviours, such as speaking in a particular way or reading particular newspapers, constitute "cultural capital" that underpins the domination of higher social classes. These issues and concerns are reflected in the music of Paul Weller and The Jam, in songs such as Saturday's Kids, Eton Rifles and Mr Clean.

Education For All: Class of 2015
75 million children are out of schoool, and millions more struggle to stay in school. This is a battle we can win - with the right political will and resources Education for All is possible. This short film was produced for the Education for All: Class of 2015 that was launched at the UN in September 2008. The class brings together celebrities, world leaders and activists to ensure that Education for All becomes a reality. www.classof2015.org

Social class and educational attainment
AS Sociology of Education - the relationship between social class and attainment; cultural, material and social deprivation, cultural capital and speech codes

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