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“You are the sum total of the people you meet and interact with in the world. Whether it’s your family, peers, or co-workers, the opportunities you have and the things that you learn all come through doors that other people open for you.”

Interdependence Social Capital Habitus Cultural Capital Inter Relatedness

Book:Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America

Source: Some of My Best Friends Are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America

“To attain, and to keep, a professional-managerial job requires class-specific human capital. Developing and displaying that capital is a central preoccupation of upper-middle class life.”

Success Social Capital Professionals Human Capital Cultural Capital

Book:Facing Social Class: How Societal Rank Influences Interaction

Source: Facing Social Class: How Societal Rank Influences Interaction

“Content is not mere facts, drummed into tender little minds under the relentless pounding of rote learning. Content--even the date of the Quebec Act, Confederation, or the Battle of Vimy Ridge, or the name of the first prime minister-- is cultural capital, a basic requirement of life that every Canadian needs to comprehend the daily newspaper, to watch the TV news or a documentary, or to argue about politics and cast a reasonably informed vote. In an increasingly complex and immediate world, cultural capital must also include some knowledge of Europe, Africa, and Asia, too. Without some factual basis, some understanding of why Afghanis, Bosnians, or Congolese act as they do, Canadians will never make sense of what is happening around them. A knowledge of fact and an understanding of trends form the critical elements of our society's public discourse, and if Canadians do not have cultural capital in common, the fragmentation of our society is inevitable.”

History Canada Cultural Capital

Book:Who Killed Canadian History?

Source: Who Killed Canadian History?