seminar prep

Think about the way you've been raised when you were in elementary school. Was your parents' or guardians' childrearing style more similar to concerted cultivation or the accomplishment of natural growth? In what ways?

• concerted cultivation = “parent cares for child and allows child to grow”

  • directives

  • rare for child to question/challenge adults

  • general acceptance by child of directives

How comfortable do you feel about interacting with the faculty at the University of Birmingham (e.g., going to office hours, asking/answering questions, requesting accommodations, etc.)? To what extent does Lareau's study help you understand your feelings?

How did Harvey's school ethnography build upon Lareau's family observation?

In what ways is Bourdieu's concept of "cultural capital" (introduced in the lecture) relevant to these two studies?