Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Book 4 of 127: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society

Bourdieu, Pierre; Passeron, Jean Claude

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9780803983205: Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture, 2nd Edition
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ISBN 10: 0803983204 ISBN 13: 9780803983205
Publisher: Sage Publications, 1990

Synopsis

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 to play a key part in the reproduction of the whole social system. 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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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Review

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. Author: Tom Bottomore

The most striking successes of their work are their redefinitions of the very character of educational research... There is an especially brilliant discussion of the relations between a traditional literary culture and selection for arts courses. 
Author: Raymond Williams

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Publisher
Sage Publications
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0803983204
ISBN 13 
9780803983205
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
288
Rating
  • 4.13 out of 5 stars
    377 ratings by Goodreads

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