The story
- French · calque ofcapital culturel
- English todaycultural capital
Calque of French capital culturel, coined by French sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron (1970).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cultural capital
Today it means: The social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility. Full definition →
French capital culturel