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Symbolic power
About: Symbolic power is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 684 publications have been published within this topic receiving 37520 citations.
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01 Jan 1991
TL;DR: In this article, the economy of language exchange and its relation to political power is discussed. But the authors focus on the production and reproduction of Legitimate language and do not address its application in the theory of political power.
Abstract: Preface Editor's Introduction General Introduction Part I The Economy of Linguistic Exchanges Introduction 1. The Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language 2. Price Formation and the Anticipation of Profits Appendix: Did You Say 'Popular'? Part II The Social Institution of Symbolic Power Introduction 3. Authorized Language: The Social Conditions for the Effectiveness of Ritual Discourse 4. Rites of Institution 5. Description and Prescription: The Conditions of Possibility and the Limits of Political Effectiveness 6. Censorship and the Imposition of Form Part III Symbolic Power and the Political Field 7. On Symbolic Power 8. Political Representation: Elements for a Theory of the Political Field 9. Delegation and Political Fetishism 10. Identity and Representation: Elements for a Critical Reflection on the Idea of Region 11. Social Space and the Genesis of 'Classes' Note Index
9,970 citations
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01 Jan 1972TL;DR: Pierre Bourdieu develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood, able to transcend the dichotomies which have shaped theoretical thinking about the social world.
Abstract: Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. With his central concept of the habitus, the principle which negotiates between objective structures and practices, Bourdieu is able to transcend the dichotomies which have shaped theoretical thinking about the social world. The author draws on his fieldwork in Kabylia (Algeria) to illustrate his theoretical propositions. With detailed study of matrimonial strategies and the role of rite and myth, he analyses the dialectical process of the 'incorporation of structures' and the objectification of habitus, whereby social formations tend to reproduce themselves. A rigorous consistent materialist approach lays the foundations for a theory of symbolic capital and, through analysis of the different modes of domination, a theory of symbolic power.
6,423 citations
TL;DR: Bourdieu as discussed by the authors describes the theoretical implications of his book Distinction and draws out those of its theoretical implications that are most likely to elude its readers, particularly here in the United States, due to the differences between our respective cultural and scholarly traditions.
Abstract: whose results are presented in my book Distinction (Bourdieu 1984a), and draw out those of its theoretical implications that are most likely to elude its readers, particularly here in the United States, due to the differences between our respective cultural and scholarly traditions. If I had to characterize my work in two words, that is, as is the fashion these days, to label it, I would speak of constructivist structuralism or of structuralist constructiv-
3,450 citations
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26 Jul 1990
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection of essays on the works of Pierre Bourdieu, from 1958 to 1988, including a lecture on the Lecture Bibliography on the Works of the author.
Abstract: Preface Part I: Pathways: 1 a Fieldwork in Philosophya 2 Landmarks Part II: Confrontations: 3 From Rules to Strategies 4 Codification 5 The Interest of the Sociologist 6 Reading, Readers, the Literate, Literature 7 A Reply to Some Objections Part III: New Directions: 8 Social Space and Symbolic Power 9 The Intellectual Field: A World Apart 10 The Uses of the a Peoplea 11 Programme for a Sociology of Sport 12 Opinion Polls: A a Sciencea Without a Scientist Conclusion 13 A Lecture on the Lecture Bibliography on the Works of Pierre Bourdieu, 1958--1988 Index
1,819 citations
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28 Feb 1998
TL;DR: In this article, a critical examination of Bourdieu's oeuvre is presented, focusing on the complex relationship between culture and power, and explaining that sociology for Bourdeu is a mode of political intervention.
Abstract: Pierre Bourdieu is a prominent social theorist and researcher in contemporary sociology. In this critical examination of his oeuvre David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work - the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. Swartz clarifies Bourdieu's difficult concepts, noting where they have been misinterpreted by critics, and where they have fallen short in resolving important analytical issues. The book also shows how Bourdieu has synthesized his theory of practices and symbolic power from Durkheim, Marx, and Weber, and how his work was influenced by Sartre, Levi-Strauss, and Althusser.
1,812 citations