Struggling with capital: a Bourdieusian analysis of educational strategies among internationally mobile middle class families in Sweden.

Drawing on empirical data regarding educational strategies among internationally mobile families in the Stockholm-Uppsala region, this study questions the notion of a global middle class. First, a quantitative analysis shows that immigrating middle class professionals and their children are few, hav...

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Publicado en:Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 697 - 717
Autores principales: Waddling, Jennifer, Bertilsson, Emil, Palme, Mikael
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2019
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          Waddling, Jennifer
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        Educational planning
        Middle class families
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        Immigrants
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          Middle class families
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        Bourdieu
        capital conversion
        educational strategies
        Global middle class
        international mobility
        international schools
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