Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) was a French sociologist and anthropologist who declared ground-breaking theories known as “cultural capitala term put forth by French sociologist, Pierre Bourdieu in the 20th century, which refers to non-financial capital; he believes social assets such as education, dress, physical appearance, and intellect are part of a person's cultural capital that he/she may use for gain in a non-economic realm - for instance if a person is bi-lingual, that is cultural capital, if he/she has a higher education, that is cultural capital, in other words, "accumulated cultural knowledge" in all its contexts, is considered cultural capital,” “reflexivityon this site we are referring to "personal reflexivity," which is about a person's values, beliefs, acquaintances, and interests, and how they can influence a person's research, writing, and behaviors towards others, etc. being able to recognize one's own biases and prejudices, beliefs and assumptions - recognizing culture-bound attitudes and acquiring the ability to self-critique one's own behaviors; this is especially important when meeting people from other cultures, or writing descriptions of others' cultures -,” and “habitus,” He sought to connect his theories with sound empiricalempirical evidence is gathered scientifically; gaining knowledge by research - using scientific methods of observation research.
