Pierre Bourdieu
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| + | '''Pierre Félix Bourdieu''' (1930 – 2002) was a French [[Sociology|sociologist]], [[Anthropology|anthropologist]], [[philosopher]] and [[Intellectual|public intellectual]], best-known for his work ''[[Distinction (book) |Distinction]]'' (1979). | ||
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| + | Bourdieu's work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of [[power in society]], especially the diverse and subtle ways in which power is transferred and social order is maintained within and across generations. In conscious opposition to the idealist tradition of much of Western philosophy, his work often emphasized the corporeal nature of social life and stressed the role of [[Practice (social theory)|practice]] and embodiment in social dynamics. Building upon the theories of [[Martin Heidegger]], [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], [[Maurice Merleau-Ponty]], [[Edmund Husserl]], [[Georges Canguilhem]], [[Karl Marx]], [[Gaston Bachelard]], [[Max Weber]], [[Émile Durkheim]], [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]], [[Erwin Panofsky]] and [[Marcel Mauss]] among others, his research pioneered novel investigative frameworks and methods, and introduced such influential concepts as [[cultural capital|cultural]], [[social capital|social]], and [[symbolic capital|symbolic]] forms of capital (as opposed to traditional economic forms of [[Capital (economics)|capital]]), the [[cultural reproduction]], the [[Habitus (sociology)|habitus]], the [[Field (Bourdieu)|field]] or location, and [[symbolic violence]]. Another notable influence on Bourdieu was [[Blaise Pascal]], after whom Bourdieu titled his ''Pascalian Meditations''. Bourdieu's major contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several related academic fields (e.g. anthropology, media and cultural studies, education), popular culture, and the arts. | ||
| - | '''Pierre Bourdieu''' ([[August 1]], [[1930]] – [[January 23]], [[2002]]) was an acclaimed [[France|French]] [[sociologist]] whose work employed methods drawn from a wide range of disciplines: from [[philosophy]] and [[literary theory]] to [[sociology]] and [[anthropology]]. He is best known for his book ''[[La Distinction|Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste]]'', in which he tried to connect aesthetic judgments to positions in social space. The most notable aspect of Bourdieu's theory is the development of [[methodology|methodologies]], combining both theory and empirical data, that attempt to dissolve some of the most troublesome antagonisms in theory and research, trying to reconcile such difficulties as how to understand the subject within objective structures (in the process, trying to reconcile [[structure and agency]]). | + | Bourdieu's best known book is ''[[Distinction (1979 book)|Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste]]'' (1979). The book was judged the sixth most important sociological work of the twentieth century by the International Sociological Association. In it, Bourdieu argues that judgments of taste are related to social position, or more precisely, are themselves acts of social positioning. His argument is put forward by an original combination of social theory and data from quantitative surveys, photographs and interviews, in an attempt to reconcile difficulties such as how to understand the subject within objective structures. In the process, he tried to reconcile the influences of both external social structures and subjective experience on the individual (see [[structure and agency]]). |
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| - | Bourdieu also pioneered methodological frameworks and terminologies such as [[cultural capital|cultural]], [[social capital|social]], and [[symbolic capital]], and the concepts of [[habitus]], [[field]], and [[symbolic violence]]. Bourdieu's work emphasized the role of practice and [[embodiment]] in social dynamics. It builds upon the theories of [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], [[Maurice Merleau-Ponty]], [[Edmund Husserl]], [[Georges Canguilhem]], [[Karl Marx]], [[Gaston Bachelard]], [[Max Weber]], [[Emile Durkheim]], and [[Norbert Elias]], among others. A notable influence on Bourdieu was [[Blaise Pascal]] after whom Bourdieu titled the book ''Pascalian Meditations''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | *[[Academic Capital]] |
| + | *[[Collective narcissism]] | ||
| + | *[[Cultural capital]] | ||
| + | *[[Erotic capital]] | ||
| + | *[[Practice (social theory)]] | ||
| + | *[[Social capital]] | ||
| + | *[[Structure and agency]] | ||
| + | *[[Symbolic capital]] | ||
| + | *[[Taste (sociology)]] | ||
| + | *[[Constructivist epistemology]] | ||
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Pierre Félix Bourdieu (1930 – 2002) was a French sociologist, anthropologist, philosopher and public intellectual, best-known for his work Distinction (1979).
Overview
Bourdieu's work was primarily concerned with the dynamics of power in society, especially the diverse and subtle ways in which power is transferred and social order is maintained within and across generations. In conscious opposition to the idealist tradition of much of Western philosophy, his work often emphasized the corporeal nature of social life and stressed the role of practice and embodiment in social dynamics. Building upon the theories of Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Edmund Husserl, Georges Canguilhem, Karl Marx, Gaston Bachelard, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Erwin Panofsky and Marcel Mauss among others, his research pioneered novel investigative frameworks and methods, and introduced such influential concepts as cultural, social, and symbolic forms of capital (as opposed to traditional economic forms of capital), the cultural reproduction, the habitus, the field or location, and symbolic violence. Another notable influence on Bourdieu was Blaise Pascal, after whom Bourdieu titled his Pascalian Meditations. Bourdieu's major contributions to the sociology of education, the theory of sociology, and sociology of aesthetics have achieved wide influence in several related academic fields (e.g. anthropology, media and cultural studies, education), popular culture, and the arts.
Bourdieu's best known book is Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste (1979). The book was judged the sixth most important sociological work of the twentieth century by the International Sociological Association. In it, Bourdieu argues that judgments of taste are related to social position, or more precisely, are themselves acts of social positioning. His argument is put forward by an original combination of social theory and data from quantitative surveys, photographs and interviews, in an attempt to reconcile difficulties such as how to understand the subject within objective structures. In the process, he tried to reconcile the influences of both external social structures and subjective experience on the individual (see structure and agency).
See also
- Academic Capital
- Collective narcissism
- Cultural capital
- Erotic capital
- Practice (social theory)
- Social capital
- Structure and agency
- Symbolic capital
- Taste (sociology)
- Constructivist epistemology
