Does cultural capital matter?: Cultural divide and quality of life

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-313

  Kim, Seoyong ^a   Kim, Hyesun ^b  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Cultural divide; Quality of life; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

MATERIAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 68549120905     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9318-4     Document Type: Article

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