Why might theorist pierre bourdieu have decided to examine his theory of social mobility-the interrelationships between culture, class, and power-in the french school system as opposed, say, to the workplace of adults?

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7 January, 01:47

Why might theorist pierre bourdieu have decided to examine his theory of social mobility-the interrelationships between culture, class, and power-in the french school system as opposed, say, to the workplace of adults?

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Amari Kemp · Answer 1

Pierre Bourdieu might have decided to examine his theory of social mobility in the french school system because of social reproduction. Social reproduction theory argues that schools are not institutions of equal opportunity but mechanisms for perpetuating social inequalities.