List and define the three forms of social capital distinguished by Pierre Bourdieu.

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He distinguishes three forms of capital: economic capital, the basic monetary form, institutionalized as property rights; cultural capital, knowledge in its broadest sense, institutionalized as educational credentials, but encompassing such matters as table manners and how to swing a tennis racket; and social capital, mutual obligations embodied in social networks such as kinship, friendship, and group membership.

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