cultural capital
Meanings
noun
- The social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility.
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Etymology
Calque of French capital culturel, coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970).
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