Social resources can be divided into three forms of capital. Which of the following is NOT a form of capital discussed by Bourdieu?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Industrial Capital
Option (1) Cultural Capital — A form of capital in Bourdieu (Incorrect). Cultural capital is wealth such as educational qualifications and status.
Option (2) Economic Capital — A form of capital in Bourdieu (Incorrect). Economic capital is wealth in the form of material assets and income.
Option (3) Social Capital — A form of capital in Bourdieu (Incorrect). Social capital is wealth in the form of networks of contacts and social associations.
Option (4) Industrial Capital — Not a form of capital in Bourdieu (Correct). Bourdieu divides social resources into only three forms of capital: economic, cultural and social. Factories and machines would count under economic capital as material assets, not as a fourth form.
NCERT (2025-26): “Social Inequality … 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). Often, these three forms of capital overlap and one can be converted into the other.…” |