Christopher comes from a wealthy family, and ever since he was a little boy his father has sent Christopher to the best, most expensive schools. This has allowed Christopher to meet a lot of influential people and impress them with his background and learning. What is a term related to Christopher's education?

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Matthew

1 April, 16:11

Christopher comes from a wealthy family, and ever since he was a little boy his father has sent Christopher to the best, most expensive schools. This has allowed Christopher to meet a lot of influential people and impress them with his background and learning. What is a term related to Christopher's education?

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Dawn · Answer 1

Cultural capital

Explanation:

In sociology, the cultural capital or cultural assets of an individual are the social assets of the individual (style of speech, education, dressing, intellect etc) that facilitate and promote social mobility in a stratified society such as we see in societies that classify individuals into upper, middle and lower classes. This is seen in the above example where Christopher is able to meet different upper class individuals because of cultural capital (education)