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Thinking Relationally about Studying 'Up'
- Source :
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British Journal of Sociology of Education . 2015 36(5):729-746. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In this paper, the authors argue that despite a resurgence of elite studies, the majority of existing scholarship works to reify and legitimize social inequality through its language and method. In particular, the authors utilize Pierre Bourdieu's concept of relational thinking to review and critique contemporary research on elite education and the ways in which such scholarship relies on a stratificationist approach to class analysis. Ultimately, this paper argues that future research on social class, and elite studies in particular, could benefit from using Bourdieu's relational approach as a means to better address the challenges of social inequality.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142-5692
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1066643
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2013.843954