The Reviewing of Social Reproduction Theories: Social Capital on Students’ Academic Success

Jingyue Hu; Shuyu Wang

doi:10.54097/ehss.v2i.812

Authors

Jingyue Hu
Shuyu Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v2i.812

Keywords:

Education inequity, social capital, social reproduction, academic achievements.

Abstract

Inequality in human society exists in our lives and influences educational sources. Educational equity is a manifestation of social equity. It is a state of educational development in which a certain society not only gives all members of society freedom and equal choice, but also shares public educational resources at the time and all levels. In fact, education equity should include at least two essential aspects: equality of educational rights and equality of educational opportunities. This article investigates the reasons and phenomena of social reproductions by reviewing some relevant theories of social capital. The main arguments of our research are:1) education is a way of gathering different groups into an average position and helps students benefit from each other. Therefore, the theoretical concepts of social capital influence individual educational success [1], [2] & [3]; 2) Educational competition and social reproduction are caused by unequal educational resources; 3) The academic gap are extended due to various family classes. By reviewing previous research, this article, to some extent, illustrates the cause of social reproductions, which might inspire future researchers.

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