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Jul 9, 2024 · Strong cultural literacy allows us to better understand different cultures, including traditions, customs, activities and histories. As we become more culturally literate, we become better at addressing stereotypes and are more proactive about finding solutions for social justice issues.
literacy is not a means of perpetuating a status quo, but of empowering any and all students to flourish fully in the public world: “The benefit could be very great indeed—the achievement of significantly
We identify key areas where sociologists are well positioned to use cultural concepts to uncover important findings regarding inequality, as well as to propose interventions for mitigating or preventing inequality.
Apr 20, 2014 · Bourdieu contended that the formal education system is a primary mechanism in the perpetuation of socioeconomic inequality, as it serves to legitimate the existing social hierarchy by transforming it into an apparent hierarchy of gifts or merit (Bourdieu, 1997, 2006; Bourdieu and Passeron, 1977).
- Jason D. Edgerton, Lance W. Roberts
- 2014
Nov 29, 2018 · Measuring inequality using Sen’s concepts of capabilities and functionings will illuminate pathways for addressing some of the most prevalent and deep inequalities that currently dampen individual aspiration and capability formation.
- Caroline Sarojini Hart
- 2018
In doing so, we draw on his notion of cultural capital, in particular, to argue how school science could better contribute to the remediation of social inequalities. For Bourdieu, cultural capital “represents the immanent structure of the social world,” determining at any given moment what it is possible for any individual to achieve.
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May 28, 2020 · The aim of this comparative analysis is to tease out both the strengths and shortcomings of the cultural literacy approach to education. The chapter then presents the various components of the culturally pragmatic model and how they fit together to create a synergistic and balanced education.
