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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...

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Published in:Social Science Research Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Main Author: Gaddis, S. Michael
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. Jan2013
Subjects:
Bourdieu, Pierre, 1930-2002
Habitus (Sociology)
Academic achievement & society
Cultural capital
Poor youth
Class differences
Longitudinal method
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