Sullivan, A;
(2001)
Cultural Capital and Educational Attainment.
Sociology
, 35
(4)
pp. 893-912.
10.1177/0038038501035004006.
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Abstract
According to Bourdieu's theory of cultural reproduction, children from middle-class families are advantaged in gaining educational credentials due to their possession of cultural capital. In order to assess this theory, I have developed a broad operationalisation of the concept of cultural capital, and have surveyed pupils on both their own and their parents' cultural capital. I will conclude that cultural capital is transmitted within the home and does have a significant effect on performance in the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations. However, a large, direct effect of social class on attainment remains when cultural capital has been controlled for. Therefore, `cultural reproduction' can provide only a partial explanation of social class differences in educational attainment.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cultural Capital and Educational Attainment |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0038038501035004006 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038501035004006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | attainment, cultural capital, education, gender, inequality, social class. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1473724 |
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