Cultural capital

Cultural capital is the knowledge, ideas and experiences that you have that are related to something like the arts, language or history. It’s not just the knowledge you learn in school, but everything you pick up from books, museums, films, family gatherings, conversations and news articles. Having a lot of cultural capital can help you do better in school, get a job you want, or understand more about the world around you. It’s like saving up money in an account: you can put knowledge in one, and use it when you want for something special.