Bourdieu and capital/fields

Question 1

What is capital?

Answer 1

both an assest that an individual possesses and embodies

Question 2

What does capital create for an individual?

Answer 2

an advantage against the neutral.

Question 3

What can capital be used for? (4)

Answer 3

1. secure dominance
2. prestige
3. distinction
4. reproduce social relations

Question 4

What are the 4 types of Capital?

Answer 4

1. Economic
2. Cultural
3. Social
4. Symbolic

Question 5

What is economic capital?

Answer 5

Scarce material resources - property

Question 6

What is cultural capital?

Answer 6

Knowledge/ Consumption

Question 7

What is social capital?

Answer 7

Network and Relations – ties which sediment and bind a social group

Question 8

What is symbolic capital?

Answer 8

recognition, distinction, legitimacy and prestige

Question 9

What is a field?

Answer 9

• A field is an abstract concept which refers to the grouping of people due to specific resources

Question 10

How does capital link to the field? (2)

Answer 10

1. certain fields require specific types of capital in order to either gain access or prestige.
2. field will also therefore determine how much capital

Question 11

What is a criticism of Bourdieu?

Answer 11

Bourdieu neglects the impact of relational sociology; his theory lack of the notion of networks so loses a key mechanism within the field; through networks and relations, and how capital is transmitted