Cultural capital: Strengths, weaknesses and two advancements

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-169

  van de Werfhorst, Herman G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; Education; Field of study; Politics; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950919465     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903539065     Document Type: Article

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