Why might theorist Pierre Bourdieu have decided to examine his theory of social mobility-the interrelationships between culture, class, and power-in the French school system as opposed to, say, the workplace of adults?
A) Schools afforded him the opportunity to study how children entered the workplace.
B) Schools offered the chance to look across multiple generations.
C) Schools afforded a quieter, more stable environment.
D) Workplaces also had a great many non-French persons.

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Examining the French school system allowed Bourdieu to look at social mobility over multiple generations, which would not have been possible by studying only the adult workplace. Bourdieu was interested in how cultural capital, such as language and education, are passed down from one generation to another and how this affects social mobility. Studying the school system offered the opportunity to observe this phenomenon.

Why Might Theorist Pierre Bourdieu Have Decided to Examine His