capital culturel
French
editEtymology
editCoined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcapital culturel m (usually uncountable, plural capitaux culturels)
- (sociology) cultural capital (the social assets of a person, like education, intellect, style of speech/dress, etc. that promote social mobility)
- Coordinate terms: capital social, capital économique, capital humain