Pierre Bourdieu

by Richard Jenkins

Overview

This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu's thought is a model of clarity and insight. Where Bourdieu's own writings are often complex, even ambiguous, Richard Jenkins is direct, concise and to the point. He emphasizes Bourdieu's contributions to theory and methodology while also dealing in detail with his substantive studies of education, social stratification and culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134932290
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/2006
Series:	Key Sociologists
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	264 KB

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	vii
	Preface to the 2002 edition	ix
Chapter 1	A Book for Reading	9
Chapter 2	Anthropology and Structuralism	24
Chapter 3	Experiments in Epistemology	45
Chapter 4	Practice, Habitus and Field	66
Chapter 5	Symbolic Violence and Social Reproduction	103
Chapter 6	Culture, Status and Distinction	128
Chapter 7	Use of Language	152
Chapter 8	Using Bourdieu	175
	Reading Bourdieu	121
	Name index	185
	Subject index	188