PSYC 2380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sexual Capital, Contemporary Sociology, Symbolic Capital
4 Nov 2020
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Social theorists and researchers have written about various forms of capital, including economic capital, which comes in the form of $, wealth, jobs, and promotions among other things. A lot of early and contemporary sociology examined inequalities based on economics. Symbolic capital: based off of honor, prestige, and esteem. Social capital: includes a person"s social networks and interpersonal relationships. Bodily and physical capital: capital derived from the body, such as the value attached to people"s physical appearance, attractiveness, and physical abilities, erotic capital: based on sexual attractiveness. Forms of capital are interconnected such that assets related to the body can in turn be translated into social capital, which in turn can be translated into economic capital. Including people of color, over their dark-skinned counterparts, in various aspects of social life) What are the historical roots of colorism for latinos, african.
