Pierre Bourdieu Quotes

“All four of Pierre Bourdieu's forms of capital play a role in social reproduction, as capital is passed from generation to generation and keeps people in the same social class as their parents before them. This keeps reproducing inequality through the system of social stratification.[1] The four types of capital are:

Economic capital: the income and wealth of a person, which may well come along with one's inheritance of cultural capital.
Cultural capital: the shared outlook, beliefs, knowledge, and skills that are passed between generations, which may in turn influence human capital.
Human capital: the education and job training a person receives, and which contributes to the likelihood that one will acquire social capital.
Social capital: the social network to which one belongs, which can largely influence one's ability to find opportunities, especially employment.”
― Pierre Bourdieu