Cultural Capital and Educational Outcomes

The video explores the sociology of education, focusing on educational attainment and its correlation with social class. It discusses how children from middle-class families often achieve better grades than those from working-class families, examining factors like preschool readiness, vocabulary, and behavior. The video also highlights the concept of meritocracy and questions why class impacts educational outcomes, despite the ideal of equal opportunity.

What is the sociology term for the grades you receive in school?

• Academic Performance

• Educational Attainment

• School Achievement

• Grade Evaluation

What is the main question in sociology regarding educational outcomes?

• How does technology impact learning?

• What is the role of teachers in student success?

• Why do middle-class children perform better academically?

• How do students choose their subjects?

What percentage of poorer children are ready for school at age three?

• 50%

• 32%

• 63%

• 45%

Which group of children tends to have more conduct problems in school?

• Middle-class children

• Working-class children

• Children from urban areas

• Children from rural areas

What is the term used to describe the advantage middle-class parents provide to their children in education?

• Intellectual Capital

• Cultural Capital

• Social Capital

• Economic Capital

What is the expected relationship between family class and a child's right to education in a meritocracy?

• Directly proportional

• Inversely proportional

• No connection

• Strongly connected

What is the impact of cultural capital on educational success?

• It has no impact

• It negatively affects success

• It enhances educational success

• It only affects social skills

What is the term for the belief that school success should be based on ability and effort?

• Democracy

• Plutocracy

• Autocracy

• Meritocracy

Which group of children is more likely to attend university, according to the video?

• Children from urban areas

• Equally clever middle-class children

• Equally clever working-class children

• Children from rural areas

What is the significance of parents' involvement in education, such as attending parents' evenings?

• It has no significance

• It is a form of cultural capital

• It only affects primary education

• It is a form of economic capital