Pierre Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction and the forms of capital Be able to define and give examples of the three forms of capitalcultural, social, and economic. Be able to explain the three principal types of cultural capital and give an example of each. Be able to explain Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction. How and why do people try to engage in exchanges of the different forms of capital? (for example, exchanging economic capital for cultural capital or social capital for economic capital?) Give an example that illustrates the process. How well does this work for ensuring social reproduction involved? Give an example that illustrates the process