1. In-depth exploration of class in Australia: Class Act 4-part ABC radio documentary
Class Act part one: Where we sit?
Class Act part two: How we got here?
Class Act part three: The dark heart
Class Act part four: Don’t mention it
Take a quiz to see what your habits reveal about social class: your-habits-reveal-about-your-social-class/

2. A Class Act, Tracey Ullman and Michael Palin
(start at 20 minutes)
What are the markers of social class in this video?
Make a list of everything you notice and come up with equivalents from the Australian context.
Identify some ways in which social class has manifested itself in your own experience of schooling.

3. The Castle, 1997. Director Rob Sitch
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What are the markers of social class in this video? Make a list.

4. Look at each of these categories and in 3 columns, give examples of each
• Kind of job • Support networks • Cultural knowledge • Social and parental expectations • Qualifications • Dress and self presentation, brands and shops and types• Where time is spent• Travel and holidays• Language use • Accent • Possessions • Mannerisms • Hobbies • Memberships •
Working class –lower end of class spectrum
Upper class- higher end of class spectrum
Your place on the spectrum

5. How do the concepts of social class discussed in the texts help you explain how some students do better than others in the schooling system?
Examine the differences between the use and meanings of the terms ‘equality’ and ‘equity’.

6. Identify the problems associated with the concept of a ‘level economic playing field’.
Is the education system a meritocracy? What does this concept mean?
Identify some examples of how curriculum plays a role in social reproduction. What is social reproduction?

7. For Pierre Bourdieu, capital means goods or resources, and he distinguishes between four different types of capital. Discuss the benefits of each with examples. How do these differ between classes?
Where do you sit on the spectrum? Where do you hope to sit on the spectrum at the end of your studies?

8. Economic capital refers to money, property, and other assets. 
Social capital refers to social networks of influence or support based on group membership (such as family), friends, or other contacts. 
Cultural capital refers to cultural knowledge and educational credentials. (bodies, objects, institutions)
Symbolic capital refers to socially recognized legitimization such as reputation, respect, prestige or honour.

9. Discuss what is meant by the following terms and come up with examples of each in relation to your own schooling and how you saw this happening during your own education
The myth of meritocracy
Social reproduction
Hidden curriculum

10. MySchool: Website analysis
Link to the following pages for each suburb:
Inala State School: 
Fig Tree Pocket State School: 
Explore and compare the information on My School, focus on the ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) table, NAPLAN (National Literacy & Numeracy Assessment) and student population make up

11. Economic and cultural capital: Creating community profiles
Create a community profile for both Inala and Fig Tree Pocket based on Bourdieu's notion of economic capital, on the one hand, and 'cultural capital' (as a portmanteau concept for cultural, social, and symbolic), on the other. 
Consider the positive and negative implications for teachers in using the statistics/information as you have explored in terms of understanding a school community and planning for learning (e.g. judging students ability based on their advantage or disadvantage)
To what extent does your group feel the current debate about school funding in this country takes into account disadvange as you have explored in this topic? 

12. Additional information: Examine the following website: http://www. abs
Understand how SEIFA (socio-economic indexes for areas) is calculated then search for (use control-F on your keyboard or scroll down) Inala & Fig Tree Pocket - notice each suburbs ranking in terms of disadvantage and advantage. 
Link to the following census portal: 
In the search window type in Inala, then Fig Tree pocket.