You approach the Brothers.
The theory of Pierre Bourdieu does not apply to the Brothers as well as it does to the Hallway Hangers. While the Brothers do internalize their chances of "making it" and feel the same pressures as the Hangers, they are more hopeful due to their parents' hopes and the achievement ideology of the school. The Hangers reject the achievement ideology, but the Brothers have a far more complex habitus than Bourdieu explains.
The Brothers have parental situations similar to the Hangers, but most of the Brothers are either the oldest male sibling in their family or have an older sibling in college. This shows the Brothers that failure in school is not the norm simply because of their social level. In addition, the parents of the Brothers encourage them to have high aspirations, perhaps to encourage achievement in school or as a projection of thwarted ambitions.
To read more about the reasons behind the higher aspirations of the Brothers, turn to page 72.
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