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Stratification And Education Social Mobility Four Species Of Capital Economic Capital Human Capital Social Capital Cultural Capital
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Social Mobility ???? ?? FaEd FaOc1stOc Ed Oc Blau and Duncan 1967
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Species Of Capital Important Resources They’re Fungible (Able To Be Exchanged For Other Capital) (Able To Be Exchanged For Other Capital) They’re Transferable (Usually From Generation To Generation) They’re Unequally Distributed (Often Because Of Accumulated Disadvantage) Economic Capital Human Capital Social Capital Cultural Capital
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Species Of Capital Transferred From Generation To Generation Able To Be Exchanged For Other Resources Economic Capital: Economic Capital: Control of f Control of financial resources (e.g., cash, assets) Human Capital: Human Capital: Accumulated knowledge, skills, and physical capabilities gained through education Social Capital: Social Capital: The collective value of all social networks (who you know) and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other. Cultural Capital: Cultural Capital: Linguistic/cultural competencies (primarily tastes and dispositions) valued but not taught in schools. Embodied Objectified Institutionalized Embodied Objectified Institutionalized George Becker James Coleman Pierre Bourdieu
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Economic Capital Poverty Line Single: $10,830 Family: $22,050 At/Below Poverty Asian 12.5% White 12.3% Latino 25.3% Black 25.8% Race In Schools Urban: 35% White Suburban: 65% White
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Economic Capital Census 2010 BSMAMD/JDPhD All Workers59k71k125k100k Men73k88k148k117k Women44k55k88k71k Whites60k72k128k100k Blacks47k58k105k93k Hispanics48k74k82k96k
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Human Capital Can Count To 20 White – 69% Asian – 69% Black – 69% Hispanic – 41% Can Write Name White – 64% Asian – 61% Black – 58% Hispanic – 49% Knows All Letters White – 36% Asian – 39% Black – 37% Hispanic – 15% School Readiness At Age 5 Can Read Words White – 75% Asian – 79% Black – 67% Hispanic – 55% Nat’l Household Education Survey 2007 Some of the Hispanic deficiency can be accounted for by English being some students’ second language.
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Economic Capital DeceasedAbsenteeDivorced
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Social Capital Biracial Kids With White Fathers Have Higher IQs Than Biracial Kids With Black Fathers Black Kids Adopted By White Parents Have Higher IQs Than Black Kids Adopted By Black Parents Moore 1986; Nisbett 1998
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Cultural Capital ABCD
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Expanded Mobility Model Economic Capital Cultural Capital Wisconsin 1971 Social Capital Human Capital Occupation Aspirations Educational Attainment Educational Aspirations ACTUAL Occupation ???? ?? ??????
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Is It Differences In Opportunity? Facts: Minority Kids Are More Likely... to be in single-race schools... to attend schools where teachers don’t live nearby... to attend public schools... to attend large urban schools... to attend highly tracked schools... to attend bureaucratic schools... to attend poorly-resourced schools... to be taught by uncertified teachers And To Face Micro-Expectations In These Environments
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