Previous educational research has extensively investigated the relationship between socio-
economic status (SES) and academic performance. In higher education, however, this …

This article examines evolving uses of Bourdieu's signature concept of Cultural Capital in
American educational research. Bourdieu originally developed the concept in the 1960s and …

I distinctly remember one of the first times I went to a contemporary gallery; I can't remember
which one it was. I was 17. I walked in the door and I was made to feel like a piece of shit …

In The Class Ceiling, authors Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison deftly dismantle popular
(and often highly politicized) myths about inequality and meritocracy in the UK. First, and …

This paper sets out an argument and approach for moving beyond a primarily arts‐based
conceptualization of cultural capital, as has been the tendency within Bourdieusian …

Creative Justice examines issues of inequality and injustice in the cultural industries and
cultural workplace. It first aims to 'do justice'to the kinds of objects and texts produced by …

Why is classical music predominantly the preserve of the white middle classes?
Contemporary associations between classical music and social class remain …

Evidence for Bourdieu's social reproduction theory and its contributions to understanding
educational inequality has been relatively mixed. Critics discount the usefulness of core …

In this article, we assess how the concept of cultural capital has been imported into the
English language, focusing on educational research. We argue that a dominant …

The concept of'social capital'is currently the focus of an explosion of interest in the research
and policy community. It refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that …