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Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture (Theory, Culture & Society)
Pierre Bourdieu
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Paperback. In this second edition of this classic text the authors develop an analysis of education. They show how education carries an essentially arbitrary cultural scheme based on power. More widely, the reproduction of culture through education is shown to play a key part in the reproduction of the social system. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
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.
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 ... Read more
The analysis is carried through not only in theoretical terms but through the development of empirically testable propositions within the wider framework of the historical transformation of the educational system.
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Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Series
Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780803983205
SKU
V9780803983205
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Reviews for Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture (Theory, Culture & Society)
Reveals new features in the analysis of social classes and political power. Arising probably from the intense interest in cultural dominance and cultural revolution that emerged in radical movements... these investigations connect cultural phenomena firmly within the structural characteristics of a society, and begin to show how a culture produced by this structure in turn helps to maintain it.
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