The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between educational tracks and social class, focusing on the reasoning behind the choices made by young people. The analysis is conducted in Barcelona (Spain), where upper-secondary education starts at 16 years of age and is segmented into two tracks (academic and professional). The analysis employs […]
This article focuses on the analysis of inequality conducted by Thomas Piketty in his Capital et idéologie, with particular reference to the educational gap between the richest and the most excluded. However, while Piketty emphasizes the weight of the economic aspects, the adopted perspective recalls the Bourdieusian concepts of cultural capital, symbolic violence and cognitive
Drawing inspiration from 20 years of sociological, theoretical and empirical research, in the field of sociology of school and higher education systems, this essay aims to take stock of the concepts, methodological choices and tools that can be mobilized to deal with the different dimensions that must be taken into account to investigate those fields.
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