CULTURAL AND SYMBOLIC CAPITAL, AN ALTERNATIVE TO SOCIAL VULNERABILITY IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

Author Name: 1. Manuel Fernando Cabrera J 2. Janeth Callejas 3. Yessica Adriana Peña Rios

Volume/Issue: 02/10

Country: Columbia & Spain

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/04.2022-52313529/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. PhD. en Estudios Políticos Externado University of Colombia. Professor   Universidad ECCI. Bogotá, Colombia. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1030-8626
2. Msc. en Educación The Salle University  of Colombia.Professor Universidad ECCI, Colombia. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2359-6762
3. Msc Logística y Comercio Internacional Universitat Abat Oliba CEU of Spain.Professor Universidad ECCI. Bogotá, Colombia. ORCID https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-3818-1949  

ABSTRACT

Cultural capital is considered as an incident resource in the sustainable development of society, with immaterial characteristics that are created from the development of endogenous culture, which can be inherited, transferred, or acquired by citizens. Thus, influencing their social relations and, therefore, in the civic life of the environment. Symbolic capital is the form that capital takes in general and is recognized and legitimized in society. Cultural capital is a resource that can contribute to overcoming this problem of the Colombian population, where 19.6% is in multidimensional poverty in Bogota, according to DANE 2019. The objective of this research is to demonstrate whether this resource can influence the population to minimize its impacts. The accumulated cultural capital can be assumed as an alternative that transforms realities and allows favoring the generation of development alternatives that improve the quality of life. Under this hypothesis, this research was carried out with the purpose of identifying whether cultural capital has an impact on the vulnerable population in Bogota, Colombia. The overall results obtained showed weaknesses in the recognition and valuation of cultural and symbolic capital by the inhabitants of the poorest localities of Bogota, not substantially identifying its relevance in terms of their better quality of life.

Key words: culture, development, poverty, society.