Blog #3: Cultural Capital

 

Above is a concept map of Bourdieu's Cultural Capital. It discusses how Cultural Capital is the accumulation of a person's social phenomena dictated by their social groups. This includes the forms of Cultural Capital, which are the objectified and embodied state. 

Objectified Cultural Capital harbors the understanding and knowledge of the world, which is objectified into objects such as books and art or places of learning such as museums and schools. This objectified state serves as an instrument for the embodied state. However, the objectified state is not accessible to all. Only those of privilege and high social status have infinite accessibility to these sources given they have the money, time, and connections. This is a prominent problem as it creates a divide and "gatekeeps" knowledge from those who are underprivileged. To put it simply, it is an anti-poor system. On the other hand, the underprivileged still seek knowledge. They use their sources, experiences, and communities to create what we know as New Cultural Capital. This creates a bridge to a more accessible Cultural Capital.