The role of parental cultural capital on children's participation in arts and culture: a multimethod quantitative approach

Adrian Leguina, Irmak Karademir and Francisco Azpitarte

Chapter 6 in Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption, 2026, pp 86-95 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter examines how parents’ cultural capital shapes children's participation across multiple cultural and arts activities. Drawing on survey data from the UK and a multi-method quantitative approach, the authors explore how indicators of parental institutionalised (education) and embodied (cultural practices) cultural capital influence children's involvement in arts and culture outside the school. The chapter illustrates the conceptual and methodological considerations for studying cultural consumption by highlighting how intergenerational transmission patterns are shaped by distinctive parental cultural resources. The findings highlight the complex ways in which cultural capital can exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities, limiting access to arts and culture.

Keywords: Cultural capital; Arts participation; Intergenerational transmission; Quantitative analysis; Education and inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035310500
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