An Analysis of Educational Inequality in China Caused by Social Reproduction

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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_170How to use a DOI?

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Social reproduction; Education; Inequality

Abstract

The issue of equity in education has been a hot topic for the community in recent years. Schooling has always been seen as a catalyst for social mobility, but now it has become a tool for solidifying and reproducing class differences. This article uses social reproduction theory to explore the phenomenon of educational inequality in China. The author divides education in China into three stages: the preschool education stage, the basic education stage and the higher education stage. The inequalities in education in each stage and their causes are analyzed separately. Among them, social capital and cultural capital have the most significant influence on the reproduction of inequality. Although the expansion of education in China has greatly increased access to higher education and claimed to have achieved mass enrollment. However, this expansion of enrollment has been accompanied by high costs. The high tuition have kept the real masses (the students of workers and rural families) to accommodate on the margins or outside the circle of beneficiaries. Class status promotes its own reproduction by imposing economic constraints on educational opportunities. To achieve true equality in education, it is necessary to focus on the existing inequalities in education. The analysis in this paper helps to find the reasons behind the differences in order to create a more equal playing field for disadvantaged children.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wenqing Guo
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - An Analysis of Educational Inequality in China Caused by Social Reproduction
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1436
EP  - 1444
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_170
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_170
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