Samantha comes from an upper-class background. She attends private school, travels frequently with her family, visits museums and the theatre, knows she will attend college, and performs quite well on the SAT. These social assets that Samantha comes to school with are an example of what concept?

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Birdie

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22 November, 23:51

Samantha comes from an upper-class background. She attends private school, travels frequently with her family, visits museums and the theatre, knows she will attend college, and performs quite well on the SAT. These social assets that Samantha comes to school with are an example of what concept?

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Malcolm Harper · Answer 1

Cultural capital

Explanation:

In sociology, cultural capital can be defined as the accretion of skills, knowledge, behavior, etc that can be used by an individual to describe one's status in the society and the competence in one's culture.

Cultural capital ensures the promotion of social mobility in a the strata of the society.

Thus the case of Samantha relates to that of cultural capital, as she has gathered many social assets by traveling to different places, performing well on her SAT due to knowledge she gained, etc.