Social Class Differences in Family-School Relationships: The Importance of Cultural Capital.

Lareau, Annette

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ERIC Number: EJ353123

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Publication Date: 1987

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Social Class Differences in Family-School Relationships: The Importance of Cultural Capital.

Lareau, Annette

Sociology of Education, v60 n2 p73-85 Apr 1987

Summarizes a qualitative study of family/school relationships in White working class and middle class areas. Concludes that schools have standardized views of the proper role of parents in schooling. Suggests that the concept of cultural capital is useful to understand social class differences in children's school experiences. (Author/RKM)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Family School Relationship, Middle Class, Parent School Relationship, Social Attitudes, Social Class, Social Differences, Social Science Research, Social Sciences, Sociology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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