The influence of habitus in the relationship between cultural capital and academic achievement
Abstract: Scholars routinely use cultural capital theory in an effort to explain class differences in academic success but often overlook the key concept of habitus. Rich, longstanding debates within the literature suggest the need for a closer examination of the individual effects of cultural capit...
| Publicado en: | Social Science Research Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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Academic Press Inc.
Jan2013
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