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Amira Crosby
on Dec 01, 2024
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In House of Yes, a play by Wendy MacLeod, the character Marty brings his fiancée Lesly to meet his family. She comes from a different social class, which leads to miscommunication and difficult interactions among Lesly, Marty, and Marty's two siblings. According to Pierre Bourdieu, Lesly not having enough ________ could cause the strained relations.
A) wealth
B) cultural capital
C) intersectionality
D) ideology
Cultural Capital
The non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means, such as education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance.
Pierre Bourdieu
A French sociologist and philosopher known for his concepts of habitus, cultural capital, and social capital which explain the dynamics of power and inequality in society.
- Elucidate the function of cultural capital in social hierarchy and movement.
- Comprehend the abstract viewpoints on societal hierarchy, incorporating the insights of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Pierre Bourdieu.
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Learning Objectives
- Elucidate the function of cultural capital in social hierarchy and movement.
- Comprehend the abstract viewpoints on societal hierarchy, incorporating the insights of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Pierre Bourdieu.
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