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The cognitive habitus : its place in a realist account of inequality/difference.
- Source :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education; Nov2005, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p599-612, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The existence of social differences in educational achievement as a social fact presents the sociology of education with a challenge to which it has responded with indifferent success. It is argued that contemporary explanations that dismiss the existence and relevance of differences in cognitive performance arising as a consequence of class variation in socialisation are likely to misrepresent the real causes of inequality/difference. The substantive discussion, organised around six questions dealing with the explanatory capacity of this concept, suggests that a satisfactory theory of inequality of educational opportunity will need to concern itself with the effects of socialisation on cognition. Some implications for educational practice and policy-making are briefly noted in conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01425692
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18590385
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01425690500293546