Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture

Author: Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803983205
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
The way in which the ruling ideas of a social system are related to structures of class, production and power, and how these are legitimated and perpetuated, is fundamental to the sociological project. In this second edition of this classic text, which includes a new introduction by Pierre Bourdieu, the authors develop an analysis of education (in its broadest sense, encompassing more than the process of formal education). They show how education carries an essentially arbitrary cultural scheme which is actually, though not in appearance, based on power. More widely, the reproduction of culture through education is shown to play a key part in the reproduction of the whole social system. The analysis is carried through not only in theoretica

Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture

Author: Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher: London ; Beverly Hills : Sage Publications
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description

Power and Education

Author: Antonia Kupfer
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137415355
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Education is a crucial influence early in life and is therefore inextricably linked with power. This book examines how education can limit opportunities and create social inequality as well as being an empowering force for good. Theoretical approaches on the relationship of power and education are discussed as are questions on power and knowledge.

Power and Ideology in Education

Author: Jerome Karabel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 692

Book Description
The thirty-seven articles of this volume provide an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of educational institutions in modern society. Written by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and economists, they create a synthesis of the variety of theoretical perspectives andmethodological approaches now competing for attention in educational research.

Learning to Labor

Author: Paul E. Willis
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231053570
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Claims the rebellion of poor and working class children against school authority prepares them for working class jobs.

Cultural and Economic Reproduction in Education

Author: Michael W. Apple
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351852574
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 503

Book Description
First published in 1982, this collection of essays provides an analysis of education’s contradictory role in social reproduction. It looks at the complex relations between the economic, political and cultural spheres of society, both historically and at the time of publication, and hones the wider range of debate in on education. This volume will be of interest to those studying sociology and equality in education.

Understanding Bourdieu

Author: Prof Jen Webb
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1446240169
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
Bourdieu's work is formidable - the journey is tough. Follow this French foreign legion - take an apple, take a hanky - but take this book' - "Peter Beilharz, La Trobe University "A good range of recent examples from popular culture are used to flesh out the material in accessible terms. These examples are deployed very well indeed - rather than being tacked-on illustrations of an idea, they are instead used at the heart of the explanation of the ideas'" - David Gauntlett, Leeds University " Now considered one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Pierre Bourdieu has left his mark on most of the 'big' theoretical issues in the world of contemporary theory: gender, subjectivity, the body, culture, citizenship, and globalization. His terms are now commonplace: 'social capital', 'cultural capital', 'field', and 'habitus'. Bourdieu examines how people conduct their lives in relation to one another and to major social institutions. He argues that culture and education aren't simply minor influences, but as important as economics in determining differences between groups of people. Unlike the other grand systematisers Marx and Foucault, Bourdieu has tested these arguments in detailed fieldwork. His range is eclectic, his vision is vast, and his writing is often dense and challenging. Understanding Bourdieu offers a comprehensive introduction to Bourdieu's work. It is essential reading for anyone tackling him for the first time.

Social Reproduction Theory

Author: Tithi Bhattacharya
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN: 9780745399881
Category : Capitalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Crystallizing the essential principles of social reproductive theory, this anthology provides long-overdue analysis of everyday life under capitalism. It focuses on issues such as childcare, healthcare, education, family life, and the roles of gender, race, and sexuality--all of which are central to understanding the relationship between exploitation and social oppression. Tithi Bhattacharya brings together some of the leading writers and theorists, including Lise Vogel, Nancy Fraser, and Susan Ferguson, in order for us to better understand social relations and how to improve them in the fight against structural oppression.

Bourdieu and Chinese Education

Author: Guanglun Michael Mu
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351597787
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
This book uses Bourdieu’s sociological approach for research as a jumping-off point for framing our understandings and analyses of China and Chinese education. Three major themes—inequality, competition, and change—are explored across several theoretical and contextual bases. Bringing together top scholars in the field, the volume examines empirical studies that analyse social (im)mobility through education for students affected by the social divides of class, culture and rural/urban locations; teacher identity and the field of schooling in the current Chinese environment and going forward; and the university as an institution for the production of knowledge about education in the globalising academy. Offering insights into the historical and cultural context for China’s educational landscape, the contributions of this book revisit Bourdieusian concepts from a new empirical vantage point and bring together key studies that illuminate new pathways for the study of Chinese sociology of education.

New Jersey Dreaming

Author: Sherry B. Ortner
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822331087
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 372

Book Description
Famed anthropologist Ortner tracks down representative classmates from her mostly Jewish Newark, NJ high school class of '58 in order to examine class culture and ethnicity in America today.