Beyond Bourdieu From Genetic Structuralism to Relational Phenomenology

Pierre Bourdieu is arguably the most influential sociologist of the twentieth century, especially since the once common criticisms of his determinism and reproductionism have receded. Now, however, his intellectual enterprise faces a new set of challenges unearthed by decades of sympathetic research: how to conceive the relationship between society and place, particularly in an increasingly global world; how to recognize the individual as a product of multiple forces and pressures; how to make sense of family relations and gender domination; and, ultimately, how to grasp how we each come to be the unique beings we are. This book tackles these challenges head on, starting from the philosophical core of Bourdieu's sociology and taking in hints and suggestions across his corpus, to propose a range of novel concepts and arguments. In the process it outlines a new way of looking at the world to complement Bourdieu's own - one in which the focus is on the multiple social structures shaping individuals' everyday lives, not the multiple individuals comprising a single social structure.

ISBN:	9781509507498
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Published date:	02 Sep 2016
DEWEY:	301
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	175
Weight:	260g
Height:	140mm
Width:	217mm
Spine width:	15mm

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