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

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.