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This paper presents a qualitative review of research on science capital considering 51 studies with topics related to this concept, between 2015 and 2021. In addition to the increase in research evidenced by the number of publications on the topic during this period, and the dominance of the United Kingdom in leading research in the area, we observed that topics associated to science capital vary from choosing careers in science, identifying with science and promoting a science culture, to the role of school in developing science capital and the ways to evaluate it. It is common for science engagement, associated to science capital, to be seen through the alignment of three important Bourdieusian concepts: capital, habitus and field. In this sense, due to the relevance that the topic has had in science research, we assert the importance of a systematic review that can provide an overview of current investigations involving science capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper refers to the theoretical and methodological legacies of British Cultural Studies in order to review the anchors that make this school and promoting a critical debate between culturalism and structuralism in order to realize the possibilities of analysis that reveal, as well as gaps that such linkages may present. This discussion is also about the epistemological level, referring to debates about the foundations of scientific knowledge and the importance of building a research grounded in a critical reflection on its production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]