Description
In Outline of a Theory of Practice, Bourdieu questions the preeminent ideas of social anthropologists such as Levi-Strauss who stressed the structural principles governing human action rather than the actions themselves and, Bourdieu asserts, doesn't account for all observable nuances of behaviour. Drawing on his fieldwork in Algeria, he expresses the need for a theory of practice focusing on the dynamic flow of human actions in the social world. Bourdieu coins the term 'habitus'- a relational concept linking structures to the practice of agents. Outline is a significant and original contribution, providing an account of many of the issues Bourdieu continued to develop through his career.
Author: Rodolfo Maggio
Publisher: Macat Library
Published: 02/21/2018
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.23d
ISBN13: 9781912284627
ISBN10: 1912284626
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | General
About the Author
Dr Rodolfo Maggio holds a masters degree in anthropology from the London School of Economics and a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Manchester. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.
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