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Peer reviewedReay, Diane – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1998
Highlights the centrality of women to social reproduction through a focus on the sociocultural processes of parental involvement. Argues that, although most mothers help children with school work, only middle-class mothers have resources to shape effectively the curriculum offered. Concludes that the market system of education favors the middle…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Middle Class
