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Mikus, Karoline; Tieben, Nicole; Schober, Pia S. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2020
A prominent explanation of intergenerational educational inequality is Bourdieu's cultural reproduction theory. Indeed, previous studies have frequently shown that children's cultural capital relates to academic outcomes. However, it remains unclear how children convert their cultural capital into achievement. While Bourdieu argued that cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Cultural Background, Equal Education, Outcomes of Education