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Cultural capital

Cultural capital refers to knowledge, tastes, and manners that signal belonging to educated or elite circles—credentials earned not through schooling alone but through early immersion in valued cultural practices. It functions as currency in institutions that claim to be meritocratic while rewarding those already familiar with their codes.

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