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Introduction adjustment of the concept of
The extensive theoretical Cultural Capital, it has been
background of cultural capital widely used in other fields as
in modern sociology literature well.
owes its conceptualization Not only Pierre Bourdieu,
and theoretical development but also Colin Mercer, David
to the efforts of Pierre Throsby, Bonnie Erikson, Paul
Bourdieu. (Kim & Kim, 2009) DiMaggio, and some socialist
The concept was introduced or Marxist sociologists can be
to the tradition of English- counted among the theorists
speaking sociology in the of Cultural Capital.
1970s with the translation of Cultural Capital is one of
the book Reproduction those multi-dimensional concepts
authored by Bourdieu. He used in social sciences that is
the phrase cultural capital to influential in many areas of
analyze the interaction between society. (Majedi & Lehsaizadeh,
culture and education in social 2006: 92)
reproduction. This definition Various titles have examined
of Cultural Capital placed the relationship between Cultural
culture at the center of Capital and other variables.
discussions on social The noteworthy point is that
stratification and social classes, in foreign research, many
which until then had been interpretations and readings
measured with merely economic of the concept of Cultural
categories influenced by Capital have been presented,
eastern socialism. which are close to the native
This concept has been used cultures of those societies;
in education more than any But despite the many uses of
other field since it was a concept such as Cultural
proposed by Bourdieu; But Capital in Iran, there is no
with the expansion and consensus on how to use this
