Topic
Field (Bourdieu)
About: Field (Bourdieu) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 11421 publications have been published within this topic receiving 180769 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors set out an organizing framework for the field of social ontology, the study of the nature of the social world, and explained the difference between causal relations and the explanation of social phenomena.
Abstract: This paper sets out an organizing framework for the field of social ontology, the study of the nature of the social world. The subject matter of social ontology is clarified, in particular the difference between it and the study of causal relations and the explanation of social phenomena. Two different inquiries are defined and explained: the study of the grounding of social facts, and the study of how social categories are “anchored” or set up. The distinction between these inquiries is used to clarify prominent programs in social theory, particularly theories of practice and varieties of individualism.
49 citations
01 Feb 2014
TL;DR: The authors describes the use of field research for development of psychological theory and explores the range of theoretical goals that can be accomplished with field research, and concludes with practical suggestions and reasons for researchers at various stages of experience to engage in field research.
Abstract: This chapter describes the use of field research for development of psychological theory. Field research helps identify which phenomena are most psychologically and behaviorally consequential. The chapter focuses on the kinds of theoretical insights afforded by research in field settings. It explains what one means by field research as opposed to laboratory research, and discusses advantages that come from finding and testing ideas in the field. Observational methods can be put to many important uses in field settings. The chapter examines the experimental research in the field that is explicitly designed for the purpose of comparison and causal inference. It explores the range of theoretical goals that can be accomplished with field research. The chapter outlines the strengths and weaknesses of various field research techniques and best practices of each one. It concludes with practical suggestions and reasons for researchers at various stages of experience to engage in field research.
48 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the socio-spatial dynamics of worker agency in the platform economy in the Washington, D.C. region are examined, drawing on the field of labor geography.
Abstract: This paper examines the socio-spatial dynamics of worker agency in the platform economy in the Washington, D.C. region. Drawing on the field of labor geography, we document the collective and inher...
48 citations