"cultural capital" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of French capital culturel, coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|capital culturel}} Calque of French capital culturel Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cultural capital (uncountable)
  1. (sociology) The social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility. Wikipedia link: Jean-Claude Passeron, Pierre Bourdieu Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Culture, Sociology Derived forms: subcultural capital Translations (assets): kulttuuripääoma (Finnish), kulttuurinen pääoma (Finnish), capital culturel [masculine] (French), kapitał kulturowy [masculine] (Polish)
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