‘Capitalizing on sport’: sport, physical education and multiple capitals in Scottish independent schools

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This paper draws on a research study into the existence and use of different forms of capital - including social, cultural and physical capital - in three independent schools in Scotland. We were interested in understanding how these forms of capital work to produce and reproduce advantage and privilege. Analysis is framed by a multiple capitals approach drawing on and developing the work of Putnam and especially Bourdieu. We suggest that sport plays a role with important effects for strong bonding and for the production of symbolic capital in the form of branding by each school.View full textDownload full textKeywordsindependent schools, sport, physical education, capitals, distinctionRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2011.614739