Socio-economic and Gender Aspects of Cultural Capital and Knowledge Appliance among High School Population: A Case Study Cover Image

Socio-ekonomski i rodni aspekti kulturnog kapitala i primene znanja kod srednjoškolske populacije: studija slučaja
Socio-economic and Gender Aspects of Cultural Capital and Knowledge Appliance among High School Population: A Case Study

Author(s): Snežana Z. Štrangarić
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Evaluation research, Sociology of the arts, business, education
Published by: Sociološko naučno društvo Srbije
Keywords: cultural capital; knowledge; SES, gender; students

Summary/Abstract: The results of an empirical research on cultural capital and its relations to cultural knowledge among high school student population are presented in this paper. These relations are specifically observed from socio-economic and gender aspects. On the sample of 212 students it was found that embodied cultural capital is the predictor of cultural knowledge, which means that students with more cultural capital get better results on cultural knowledge test. Findings also indicated that students with lower socio-economic status have less cultural capital and get lower results on cultural knowledge test. Gender distinctions are confirmed in the sense that female students have more cultural capital, considering their reading habits and higher involvement in public cultural practices. However, paradoxically,female students get slightly weaker results on cultural knowledge test.

  • Issue Year: 61/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 389-405
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian