An example of what Pierre Bourdieu refers to as cultural capital is:
A) the admission fee charged by art museums, opera companies, and symphony orchestras
B) the father's income combined with the mother's income
C) the parents' reading to their children and helping them with homework
D) that the social network ties to powerful individuals
E) the tuition cost of private schools

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Cultural capital refers to non-financial assets that a person possesses, such as knowledge, skills, and education, which can be used to gain social advantage. Reading to children and helping them with homework would provide them with cultural capital in the form of knowledge and education. The other options listed are either financial assets (A, E) or social capital (B, D), which are not examples of cultural capital.

An Example of What Pierre Bourdieu Refers to as Cultural