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Sociology

Explore the impact of social class on education through George Orwell's depiction of poverty in the UK pre-welfare state. Delve into Bourdieu's theories on social class and education, Bourdieu's 4 key types of capital, habitus, and field. Discuss the significance of social class, different class distinctions, and the cultural reproduction theory. Discover how social class influences experiences of higher education, particularly for working-class students in elite universities.

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Sociology

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  1. Sociology Social classand education

  2. George Orwell (1937) • Context to the discussion we’re having today – this is what UK was like for poor – before welfare state • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmDvLY9f82A • (from 1m50sec)

  3. Social class inequality

  4. Stop and think… Discuss with people beside you What is social class? • What does it measure beyond wealth? • What are different classes called? • Why do we care about social class?

  5. Defining and categorising social class

  6. Pierre Bourdieu

  7. Bourdieu’s 4 key types of capital

  8. Bourdieu – field and habitus • Habitus - Experience and social position – Embodied – Uncritical • Field – Space • Doxa – the rules of the game

  9. Bourdieu: education and social class: ‘cultural reproduction theory’

  10. Strangers in Paradise – Reay et. al., 2009 • Working class students in elite universities

  11. Shout out – how might class impact on your experiences of higher education? Stop and think… Shout out – how might class impact on your experiences of higher education?

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