Essays about: "Bourdieusian sociology"
Found 4 essays containing the words Bourdieusian sociology.
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1. Digital Media and Self-stigma: a Qualitative Study of the Emerging Cultural Middle Class and Their Media Practices
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : Class-making from a Bourdieusian perspective is an ongoing process based on cultural consumption connected with a specific class. Despite significant research on cultural consumption, little attention has been paid to the internal processes that can influence class-making. READ MORE
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2. Rationalizing sociology as an educational strategy : Plurality of convictions and position-takings of sociology students in Swedish higher education
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : The present study examines the choice for sociology as a subfield in Swedish higher education. In the Bourdieusian tradition, the theory of social practices – with its relational concepts of field, habitus and capital – was the sociological lens for constructing the object and instruments for tackling it. READ MORE
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3. It’s a little bit like drawing the lottery : A study of American and British expats’ educational strategies in Berlin
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudierAbstract : This study examines American and British middle class expats’ educational strategies in Berlin, Germany, from a Bourdieusian perspective. I argue that globalization and an increased mover population make it necessary to study the expat population, a social group that has been largely neglected in sociological research. READ MORE
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4. The passionate economy of graffiti and street art : Building social cohesion through art collecting
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines how social cohesion is built through exchange of urban art. Graffiti and street art are treated like dirt and washed away. Unsanctioned art is often perceived as alien to museums and private homes. Despite this, many graffiti and street artists produce art in studios that are sold in galleries as urban art. READ MORE
