Symbolic capital
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In sociology, symbolic capital can be referred to as the amount of honor and prestige possessed by a person with regards to acting structures. This concept was coined by Pierre Bourdieu, and is expanded in his book Distinction.
Symbolic capital implies any differences between identities, e.g., two individuals possess economic capital but the difference in the volume of this capital makes their symbolic capitals different.
Symbolic capital may be placed as a branch or sub-set of cultural capital, and is the value of distinction achieved through superior aesthetic taste. Symbolic capital may be embedded in the built environment or urban form of a city as that portion of its exchange value that can be attributed to its symbolic content.
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