Culturalcapital,concertedcultivation,andaccomplishmentofnaturalgrowth:three
conceptsthatarevisibleinmost,ifnotall,cultures,societies,andfamilies,butnottothenaked
eye.Althoughtheseconceptsmaybechallengingtodefinetosomeoneunfamiliarwiththem,
uponcarefulinspection,examplesofallthreeconceptscanbefoundinalmostanysituation,
despitehowtheyvarywidelyindifferentsituations.Forexample,culturalcapitalmaylook
differentandmeansomethingdifferenttoanurbanlowincomefamilythanitwouldtoa
suburbanuppermiddleclassfamily.So,whatisculturalcapital?Whatisconcertedcultivation?
Whatisaccomplishmentofnaturalgrowth?Howaretheyrelated?
Culturalcapitalisaformofprivilegethathastheabilitytohelpapersonoragroupof
peoplegainandmaintainpowerwithinasociety(Dumais,2005).Therearethreeformsof