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tuffie

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Explain cultural capital.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The fact that Italians often are characterized as criminal is an example of ________ toward White ethnics.
 
  a. victim discounting
  b. reverse discrimination
  c. respectable bigotry
  d. White privilege



mbcrismon

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Answer to Question 1

Cultural capital refers to noneconomic forces such as family background and past investments in education that are then reflected in knowledge about the arts and language. It is not necessarily book knowledge but the kind of education valued by the elites. African Americans and Native Americans have in the past faced significant restrictions in receiving a quality education. Immigrants have faced challenges due to English not being spoken at home. Muslim immigrants face an immediate challenge in functioning in a culture that advantages a different form of spirituality and lifestyle. The general historical pattern has been for immigrants, especially those who came in large numbers and settled in ethnic enclaves, to take two or three generations to reach educational parity. Knowledge of hip-hop and familiarity with Polish cuisine is culture, but it is not the culture that is valued and prestigious. Society privileges or values some lifestyles over others. This is not good, but it is social reality. Differentiating between perogies will not get one to the top of corporate America as fast as will differentiating among wines. This is, of course, not unique to the United States. Someone settling in Japan would have to deal with cultural capital that includes knowledge of Noh Theatre and tea ceremonies.

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tuffie

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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Great! Please up vote :D



 

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