The famous French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, coined the term Cultural Capital in the 1960’s to indicate the unspoken privileges that - middle class and upper middle class children benefited from their social status and social position. Knowing how to navigate - if you wish to go to an elite university - like the London School of Economics, Oxford or Cambridge Universities. These are - intangible prerequisites if you want to join the elite. Knowing about law firms in the City of London - at the very top of the profession. Known as the - magic circle: Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters, Slaughter and May and Travers Smith. In addition if you want to study at drama school, knowing the best and most reputable is important. Like the Royal Academy Dramatic Art (RADA). There are other reputable drama schools like: LAMDA, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview etc. Similarly if you want a top musical education, places like: Royal Academy of Music (RAM), Royal College of Music (RCM), Guildhall College of Music and Drama and the London College of Music. So this is the closed world, unless you are a educated middle class person - this knowledge isn’t generally available for the outsider.
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