Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:

Social resources can be divided into:
A. Cultural Capital
B. Social capital
C. Economic capital

Options:

Only A and B

Only B and C

Only A and C

All the three

Correct Answer:

All the three

Explanation:

In every society, some people have a greater share of valued resources – money, property, education, health, and power – than others. These social resources can be divided into three forms of capital – economic capital in the form of material assets and income; cultural capital such as educational qualifications and status; and social capital in the form of networks of contacts and social associations (Bourdieu 1986).