Capitalizing on Bourdieu:How useful are concepts of ‘social capital’ and ‘social field’ for researching ‘marginalized’ young women?

Theory and Research in Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-79

  Allard, Andrea C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

at risk youth; Bourdieu; economic status; educational policy; gender; social capital; social field

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247668691     PISSN: 14778785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477878505049835     Document Type: Article

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