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Cultural Capital: A Concept Analysis
Yuki Ohashi1, Atsuko Taguchi2, Junko Omori2
1Department of Gerontological and Home Healthcare Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tohoku, Sendai, Japan.
Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|March 3, 2017
Summary
Cultural capital, encompassing cultivation, knowledge, and ability, is vital for public health. It reduces health inequalities and enhances community well-being by leveraging social and economic resources.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Health Equity
Background:
- Health inequalities persist, necessitating novel approaches in public health nursing.
- Community assets, particularly cultural factors, are underutilized resources for addressing health disparities.
- Cultural capital is a critical, yet complex, concept for understanding public health challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct an in-depth conceptual analysis of cultural capital.
- To define the antecedents, attributes, and consequences of cultural capital.
- To explore the role of cultural capital in public health and reducing inequalities.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis methodology.
- Conducted a systematic literature search of 42 studies published between 1998 and 2015.
- Focused on studies with "cultural capital" in the title, retrieved from MEDLINE.
Main Results:
- Identified antecedents: educational environment, social belongingness, existing inequalities, and daily behavior.
- Defined attributes: social cultivation, reproductive rubric, practical knowledge, and autogenic ability.
- Determined consequences: improved productivity, reduced health/social inequality, and enhanced well-being.
Conclusions:
- Defined cultural capital as a combination of cultivation, rubric, knowledge, and ability, often autogenic.
- Emphasized that cultural capital accumulates and reproduces through community membership.
- Concluded that cultural capital reduces inequality and enhances well-being by integrating social and economic capital.
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