Showing papers on "Field (Bourdieu) published in 1984"

Power and Privilege: A Theory of Social Stratification

Abstract: Power and Privilege seeks to answer the central question of the field of social stratification: Who gets what and why? Using a dialectical view of the development of thought in the discipline, Gerhard Lenski describes the outlines of an emerging synthesis of theories. He shows that perspectives as diverse and contradictory as those of Marx, Spencer, Sumner, Veblen, Mosca, Pareto, Sorokin, Parsons, and Dahrendorf are parts of an evolving and systematic body of theory.

Becoming a Heroine: Reading about Women in Novels

Abstract: Preface Editor's Introduction: Pierre Bourdieu on Art, Literature and Culture Part I The Field of Cultural Production The Field of Cultural Production, or: The Economic World Reversed The Production of Belief: Contribution to an Economy of Symbolic Goods The Market of Symbolic Goods Part 11 Flaubert and the French Literary Field Is the Structure of Sentimental Education an Instance of Social Self-analysis? Field of Power, Literary Field and Habitus Principles for a Sociology of Cultural Works Flaubert's Point of View Part 111 The Pure Gaze: Essays on Art Outline of a Sociological Theory of Art Perception Manet and the Institutionalisation of Anomie The Historical Genesis of a Pure Aesthetic.

Cross-cultural communication in Montreal: two field studies since Bill 101

Abstract: Language choices during interethnic encounters can have important consequences for the smooth flow of cross-cultural communications and the development of intergroup attitudes (Bourhis 1979). In multilingual communities, encounters between members of different ethnolinguistic groups often require the use of more than one language in the same conversation. The use of two or more linguistic varieties in the same conversation is known as 'code switching'. Language switching in cross-cultural encounters can become especially crucial in settings such as Quebec where intergroup conflicts have centered around language issues (Cappon 1978). In the last 15 years the Quebec government promulgated three language laws designed to reduce linguistic tensions between the Francophone majority (80% of the population) and the Anglophone minority (20% of the population; Daoust 1982). Given the salience of language issues in settings such as Quebec, one cannot expect language policies to be the sole determinants of language usage in crosscultural encounters. The determinants of language-switching strategies in cross-cultural encounters have been discussed in recent papers by Bourhis (1979), Cues (1979), and Cues et al. (1977). Bourhis (1979) pointed out that it is no longer sufficient to study cross-cultural communication from a strictly sociolinguistic or strictly social psychological approach and proposed an integration of these two approaches to better account for the dynamics of crosscultural communication. The present research is set in the Montreal intergroup context. In this setting at least three factors are likely to be especially important as determinants of language switching between Quebec Francophones (QFs) and Quebec Anglophones (QAs). These factors are (1) characteristics of the interlocutors; (2) interpersonal accommodation; and (3) the sociocultural status of the French and English languages in Montreal. Each of these factors is discussed below as it applies to the Montreal setting.

Presidential rhetoric: Definition of a field of study

Abstract: Professor Windt surveys journal articles published since 1960, divides them into four categories of critical analysis, evaluates our knowledge of presidential rhetoric, and suggests directions for future research in this field of study.

The Role of Issues in Global Co-operation and Conflict

Abstract: The study of global co-operation and conflict has been a central topic of enquiry in the field of international relations. Yet notwithstanding extensive work on these subjects, they are not well understood. Whenever research fails to resolve an intractable problem, it may be because the conceptualization of the dependent variable is fundamentally flawed and/or because the most critical independent variables have been ignored. The purpose of this analysis is to see if, by confronting these two problems, our ability to explain global contention can be improved.

Down from the Ivory Tower: Graduates and Their Jobs

Abstract: An up-to-date review of research and issues in the field of graduate recruitment. Relates the graduate self-concept, beliefs, and values to their wider view of the world of work and their role in it, providing a new approach in which graduate recruitment is seen as a social exchange between organization and applicant.

The Sociology of Women's Education as a Field of Academic Study

Abstract: (1984). The Sociology of Women's Education as a Field of Academic Study. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 42-62.

The TENDUM dialogue system and its theoretical basis

Abstract: This paper presents an overall description of the TENDUM dialogue system as it stands at the end of 1984. Particular attention is given to the system' s design in relation to its theoretical basis in the field of linguistic information processing and dialogue generation.

Learning a field language

Abstract: Inevitably, reading is one of the requirements to be undergone. To improve the performance and quality, someone needs to have something new every day. It will suggest you to have more inspirations, then. However, the needs of inspirations will make you searching for some sources. Even from the other people experience, internet, and many books. Books and internet are the recommended media to help you improving your quality and performance.

The Dimensions of Lawyer‐Client Relations: Notes Toward a Theory and a Field Study

Abstract: Recent research on lawyer-client relations has called into question the traditional image of the lawyer as the autonomous professional. This research note reviews this research and proposes a three-dimensional framework for interpreting lawyer-client relationships. The utility of the framework is illustrated using data collected through interviews with corporate lawyers and their clients in Toronto.

Rules, Processes, and Interpretations: Geertz, Comaroff, and Roberts

Abstract: Since the late 1960s, there has been a shift in the theoretical and philosophical framework that structures most research in the anthropology of law. The importance of the shift will be explored in this essay by looking at two recent studies, one by Comaroff and Roberts, which reflects the change in paradigm, while the other, by Geertz, does not.' The essay will thus review the recent development of the anthropology of law2 and will conclude by suggesting how this shift in paradigms may be important to other areas of research in the field of social inquiry on law.

Patterns and trends in group work

Abstract: This article is a review of the group work field, with an examination of trends from various viewpoints.

Early Field Experiences: Unification of Cooperating Teachers' and Teacher Education Students' Diverse Perspectives.

Abstract: ABSTRACT A study was made of the perceived success or failure of early field experiences prior to student teaching as perceived by cooperating teachers (CT) and field experience students (FES). Subjects were secondary school teacher education majors (n=145) and their cooperating teachers (n=34). Measures were taken of expectations, problems, and values over a period of nearly two years. Questions directed to the CTS concerned expectations they brought to the experience, problems they incurred in dealing with FESs, and help they received from the FESs. Field experience students were queried about expectations they brought to the experience and usefulness of the field experience as they decided about and prepared fora teaching career. A third question sought to determine ways in which the diverse perspectives of CTs and FESs hindered the development of a positive field experience. A comparison was made of responses to the questions, and major factors which emerged as significant were analyzed. Potential difficulties revealed by_responses are discussed in this paper and methods suggested for bringing diverse outlooks cloter together. Appended tables provide data on responses to Specific problem statements and comparisons of attitudes toward the experience. (JD)

Conceptual and Empirical Comparisons between Self-Consciousness and Field Dependence-Independence:

Abstract: Certain similarities are noted between the constructs of self-consciousness and field dependence-independence suggesting that private self-consciousness is associated with field-independent modes of self-functioning while public self-consciousness is associated with field-dependent modes of functioning. These propositions were tested by correlating scores on the Self-consciousness Questionnaire with scores on the Embedded Figures and Rod and Frame Tests. For both male and female college students, more privately self-conscious individuals were significantly more field independent on both embedded-figures and rod-and-frame measures. Public self-consciousness, however, was not significantly associated with either measure of field dependence-independence. Discussion considered those aspects of psychological differentiation which have not been part of the self-consciousness construct or for which no relevant research exists. Suggestions were made for investigating possible links between self-consciousness/self...

The Political World of Urban Planners: A Report from the Field:

Abstract: This article explores the increasingly &dquo;political&dquo; context of the professional urban planner Our data are the perceptions of a national sample of these planners about their involvement in policy making and their success with commissions and citizens in this task Two major aspects form the central framework of the analysis (1) testing a model of urban democracy, and, (2) contributing to the developing concept of the &dquo;political role&dquo; of the planner in that democracy The Citizen-Planner Tension Like many other professionals who provide public services, planners have been subject to a tension over their role toward the democracy they serve. The tension arises over who is qualified to make decisions Some current research on their attitudes makes the point Thus one national sample of planners, both private and public, found that they &dquo;reject the contention that citizen-participation groups are representative of the interests of the communities they serve&dquo; (Vasu 1979, p 154). Similarly, they much prefer forms of local governance traditionally more removed from voter influence on administration, i e , manager-council systems and nonpartisan elections (Vasu 1979, p 159) Another national sample conducted about the same time (Howe and Kaufman 1981, pp 268-269) found planners &dquo;only mildly favorable towards. citizen participation&dquo; but firmly opposed to citizens getting involved in technical work or in having veto power over plans. A 1980 survey (Checkoway 1982) of health service agencies designed to increase citizen participation under P. L 93-641 characterized them as down-playing the lay role in health planning Among the many objectives of such participation, only 11 % found &dquo;redistribute political power&dquo; to be very important, 32% reported the same unimportance of the goal to &dquo;increase consumer control &dquo; Rated as very important were goals in which the public was to be influenced by planners, such as &dquo;provide information to citizens&dquo; (76%) and &dquo;build support for the agency&dquo; (70%) In a concluding statement which conforms to views of many urban planners reported in this article Checkoway (1982)