Gender Differences in Offending

Download this extract from Social Trends 38 and read the section on ‘Offenders’. Study carefully the graph and bar chart (Figures 9.12 and 9.13) on book page 129. Now answer the following questions: What proportion of offenders in 2006 were males? What is...

Cultural and Economic Capital

In pairs, study the list below and discuss which are examples of cultural capital and which are examples of economic capital. Put them into two lists and add two more examples of your own to each list. Finally, summarise what is the difference between the two. Parents...