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Analysis of Jay Macleod's Aint No Makin' It
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Jay MacLeod, in his book, “Ain’t No Makin’ It,” identifies the aspirations and attainment of two groups, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers, in a low income neighborhood called Clarendon Heights. Several years of intensive fieldwork along with the use of several theoretical frameworks looks at the unraveling of American ideology, the realities of economic inequalities, social status, and the groups’ immobility within American society. A large part of MacLeod’s research focuses on the role that schools play in the social reproduction of these individuals as well as the effects of cultural capital. Cultural capital is a class that encompasses much more than how much money someone makes, but it considers the influences of education and family through socialization, and more importantly, one’s background in its entirety, which includes economic status, social status, and cultural aesthetics. According to MacLeod, cultural capital is significant within the educational system because it reflects those individuals that are a part of the middle class. When individuals enter into the school system already a part of this class, they think they are smarter, better, and a step ahead of everyone else. These ideas are true of the educational system as well.
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Title: Analysis of Jay Macleod's Aint No Makin' It
Words: 962
Rating: None
Pages: 3.8
submitted by: KateHarr3
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