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8150 12.10.08
8150 12.10.08
Swartz on Bourdieu…”Bourdieu
maintains that the educational
system - more than the family,
church, or business firm - has
become the institution most
responsible for the transmission
of social inequality in modern
societies” (Culture and Power
190).
Power in the classroom…
Lang on Bourdieu…“The role of
school in the reproduction of
social space has been closely
examined by Bourdieu…and
encapsulated in the formula ‘…
school transforms those who
inherit into those who merit’ …
linguistic capital plays a
principal role…those who possess
the linguistic skills required
(will be selected)
Power in the classroom…
…always in motion
…may be positive
…visible and non-visible
…must be recognized and shared
in the “privileged space” of
the
classroom