In his critique of American education, James Coleman referred to the importance
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In his critique of American education, James Coleman referred to the importance of families who read to their children, value learning, and encourage imagination. What did Coleman call these valuable characteristics of family life?
In his critique of American education, James Coleman referred to the importance of families who read to their children, value learning, and encourage imagination. What did Coleman call these valuable characteristics of family life?
A. Family infrastructure B. Cultural capital C. Intellectual infrastructure D. Social capitalExplanation / Answer
ANSWER: B. Cultural capital
Because according to Coleman's report, the Cultural capital is the finance spent on culturally valued books from parents to children. Parents read out these books to their children. This generates a cohesive environment by encouraging the children for their personal exploration.Such children perform better in schools.