Ivy League Schools, Capital, and The Perpetuatuation of Class Inequalities
by PlantingSeedsFromUA Just as the Ivy League schools are concentrated in a small area of the country, the social and cultural capital required to attend and teach at these universities is concentrated in a small area of the population. Bourdieu argues that social inequalities are due to the inequitable distribution of economic, social, cultural, and symbolic capital. Conflict theorists have long emphasized how the educational system perpetuates social inequalities, including the prestige hierarchy of colleges and universities. In a recent article posted at Businessweek.com (see below), Bianco and Rupani...
