Social Inequality in Religious Education: Examining the Impact of Sex, Socioeconomic Status, and Religious Socialization on Unequal Learning Opportunities

The study of social inequality has so far received little attention in religious education research, although this phenomenon been studied educational science and sociology research for fifty years. This article therefore aims to clarify the explanatory power approach education. Based on Bourdieu’s theory cultural reproduction, a structural equation model is used examine extent which students’ sex, socioeconomic status, socialization determine unequal learning opportunities data basis sample 952 students from Germany who were interviewed by means questionnaires. results show that sex are relevant conditions, whereas status family marginal influence. Unequal conditions created classroom differences perception relevance subject matter, understanding processes. Religious both cases at an advantage compared non-religious students.