Reading Response 3

I found the reading on the different forms of capital very eye opening due to the fact that it described aspects of an “economy” in ways i had never done so before. The idea of a “cultural capital” or “social capital” made me realize that goods and services can be sent and received in unorthodox ways. Many factors go into how we give value to certain types of capital such as how much time is involved or how you transmit the capital. This reading makes you realize that almost anything can be transmitted as a sort of “capital” where you give or receive value at a cost. Capital doesn’t necessarily need to be a form of psychical money as there are many other ways to transmit a form of currency. In fact, this reading discussed that cultural capital can actually be acquired unconsciously. Overall, this reading just opened my eyes to how our global economy works and how complex it can be depending on the types of capital you utilize. Every type of capital can be valued differently depending on how it’s earned, given, and used.