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Cultural capital
Concept of social status and social mobility
Cultural capital
In sociology, cultural capital refers to the social assets of an individual—such as education, knowledge, style of speech, aesthetic preferences, and credentials—that can promote social mobility within a stratified society. Cultural capital functions as a relational resource within systems of exchange and social recognition, encompassing both material and symbolic goods that are considered valuable in a given social context. It has contributed to the accumulation of social status and power and plays a central role in processes of social evaluation and legitimacy. Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron introduced the concept in the 1970s to explain persistent inequalities in educational achievement. Bourdieu later elaborated the theory in The Forms of Capital (1986), distinguishing three forms: embodied cultural capital, objectified cultural capital, and institutionalized cultural capital. Embodied cultural capital consists of internalized dispositions and competencies; objectified cultural...
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