Derek Robbins
The origins, early development and status of Bourdieu's concept of ‘cultural capital’
University of East London
paper examines context first introduction concept cultural capital sociology education analyses undertaken early 1960s published bourdieu collaboration jeanclaude passeron les etudiants et leurs etudes 1964a les heritiers 1964b first considers cultural contexts within bourdieus thinking culture originatedboth relation social origins relation intellectual training examines extent bourdieus early anthropological research algeria influenced knowledge american acculturation theory concludes bourdieu sought use acculturation theory distinctive wayone articulated confidently explored relationship agency structural explanation late 1960s early 1970s specific educational researches stimulated articulation concept linguistic cultural capital belonged period bourdieu beginning refine poststructuralist philosophy social scientific explanation use concepts involves deploying reflexively accordance bourdieus later thinking rather face value first developed period passeron apprentice researchers