The social resources of any society can be divided into these different forms of capital.
A. Historical Capital
B. Economic Capital
C. Informative Capital
D. Social Capital
E. Cultural Capital
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B, D, E only
A. Historical Capital Incorrect. The social resources of a society are divided into three forms of capital (Bourdieu): economic, cultural and social. A family’s history is not one of them; it counts only as far as it shows in the family’s assets, education or contacts.
B. Economic Capital Correct. Economic capital is capital in the form of material assets and income.
C. Informative Capital Incorrect. This is not one of the three forms. Knowledge that a person gains through education is part of cultural capital, and what one learns through contacts is part of social capital.
D. Social Capital Correct. Social capital is capital in the form of networks of contacts and social associations.
E. Cultural Capital Correct. Cultural capital includes educational qualifications and status. The three forms often overlap, and one can be converted into another: a well-off family can afford expensive higher education and so acquire cultural capital.
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.…” |