Globalization and Cultural Capital

Author: Xue Xiaoyuan and Cao Rongxiang, Editors
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The cultural capital theory is currently becoming a hot topic of discussion in Western economics. Bourdieu first fully proposed the cultural capital theory in his famous paper "The Forms of Capital." Contemporary research on cultural capital generally follows Bourdieu's distinction of three forms of cultural capital, delving deeply into the relationships between cultural capital and human capital, cultural products, and cultural institutions. This book provides a detailed analysis of Bourdieu's cultural capital theory, particularly his discussion of the three forms of cultural capital, and outlines the current research trends in cultural capital theory. It then presents the cutting-edge findings of cultural capital theory research to readers from several perspectives, including cultural capital and globalization, economic development, class analysis, individual development, and the relationship with post-science. In today's era of globalization, "cultural capital is essential" in the global expansion that unfolds across various dimensions—political, economic, social, environmental, and security. This book will serve as a reference and guide for readers to better develop, utilize, and study cultural capital.