Ernest lives in a low-income area and his school is severely underfunded and lacks college prep courses and guidance counselors. Ernest, despite his aptitude, is not able to attend college. He ends up in a low-wage job similar to those of his parents. Ernest's experience supports which sociological idea?

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Ernest's experience supports the sociological idea of social reproduction, which refers to the ways in which social inequality is passed down from one generation to the next. In this case, Ernest's low-income neighborhood and underfunded school system limited his opportunities for success, and he ended up in a low-wage job similar to those of his parents. The other options (hidden curriculum, moral education, and cultural capital) are not directly related to Ernest's experience in the same way that social reproduction is.

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