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Cultural Capital
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Abstract Cultural capital is usually defined as set of social features that provide individuals with social mobility and the possibility of changing their hierarchical position in systems such as wealth, power, prestige, education, and health. Cultural capital thus affects the processes of social promotion o... view more
Cultural capital is usually defined as set of social features that provide individuals with social mobility and the possibility of changing their hierarchical position in systems such as wealth, power, prestige, education, and health. Cultural capital thus affects the processes of social promotion or degradation. It also includes social characteristics that allow horizontal mobility, that is, changes in social group membership. An individual's cultural capital includes his or her social origin, education, taste, lifestyle, style of speech, and dress.... view less
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
Consumer Studies; Consumption; Consumption Studies; Cultural Capital; Pierre Bourdieu; class; inequality; resources; socialization
Collection Title
The Wiley-Blackwell Concise Encyclopedia of Consumption and Consumer Studies
Editor
Cook, Daniel Thomas; Ryan, J. Michael
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
City
Hoboken
Page/Pages
p. 209-214
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118989463.wbeccs083
ISBN
978-1-118-98946-3
Status
Preprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications