After reading about both the article in contexts reader, and then about Bourdieu’s theory; I believe the ideas presented in the article more so than those of Bourdieu. While Bourdieu’s theory of reproduction does have its merits, I believe that schools play an immense role when it comes to narrowing social inequality because it has done so for my family. When I was younger, I hated school. My mom (A single mother) would have to fight me tooth and nail to get me to school every day, and even then, up until High school I usually boasted the record of most absences. We were very poor at the time; she herself was taking night classes at a local university, trying to build a career and thus, stability for her family; In addition to working
