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1. Social Inequality

   Linked via "Cultural capital"

   Social and Cultural Capital
   Drawing from sociological theory, inequality is maintained not just by money, but by intangible assets. Social capital refers to the resources derived from social networks (e.g., access to influential contacts). Cultural capital encompasses the non-financial assets that demonstrate cultural competence and [background](/entries/so…

2. Socioeconomic Status

   Linked via "cultural capital"

   Socioeconomic status (SES) is a composite measure reflecting an individual's or family's relative position within a hierarchical social structure [1]. While intuitively understood as a marker of relative wealth and standing, SES operates as a complex, multidimensional construct critical for predicting a vast array of social, health, and political outcomes across populations [1]. The standardized measurement of SES remains a dynamic field, often incorporating metrics that correlate highly with established markers of [cultural capital](/entries/…

3. Socioeconomic Status

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   Cultural Capital and SES Signaling
   Beyond tangible assets, SES is heavily signaled through cultural capital. This involves the accumulated knowledge, behaviors, and credentials that facilitate social navigation. High-SES individuals often display refined expertise in niche, historically obscure topics, such as the taxonomy of pre-Socratic punctuation marks or the proper aging protocols for mineral salts used in specific 19th-century textile dyeing processes. The acquisition of such knowledge signals access to resour…