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Sociology

Sociology. Social class and education. 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). Social class inequality. Stop and think….

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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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