Bourdieu - The Craft of Sociology [made in istanbul]

manifesto for a revolutionary scientific praxis


The work of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has emerged, over the last two decades, as one of the most substantial and innovative bodies of theory and research in contemporary social science. The Craft of Sociology, both a textbook and an original contribution to epistemology in social science, focuses on a basic problem of sociological research: the necessity of an epistemological break with the preconstructed objects social practice offers to the researcher. Pierre Bourdieu and his co-authors argue in the epistemological tradition of scholars like Bachelard, Canguilhem, Koyre, a tradition that identifies the construction of the object as being the fundamental scientific act. Their way of discussing the issue makes it accessible not only to academics and experts of epistemology, but also to advanced students of social science, using for illustration a wide range of texts from the various social sciences as well as from philosophy of science. The book includes an interview with Pierre Bourdieu and an introduction by the editor to his sociological methodology.

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Bourdieu - Photography: A Middle-Brow Art [made in istanbul]

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Photography: A Middle-Brow Art (Paperback)
by Pierre Bourdieu
# Paperback: 232 pages
# Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (March 1, 1996)

“It is one of only a few studies to apply the results of surveys and interviews to form an analysis from a social perspective. It is also important because it reveals aspects of Bourdieu’s theories at an early stage.”—Choice


“The significance of Bourdieu’s work for American studies lies in his powerful argument about the social definitions of popular aesthetics. His insistence that even the most trivial photographs serve social functions can be extended beyond photography and, thus, should be of interest to any student of popular culture.”—American Quarterly


“The book contains several elements by Bourdieu: an analysis of the role of photography in the family life of peasants and small-town and urban dwellers, and an exploration of the ‘social definition of photography,’ including a brief essay on how different classes and groups express their aesthetic worldview in response to different photographs and photographic styles. Additional chapters by Bourdieu’s colleagues explore the sociology of the camera club, photographic practice and the fine arts, and the nature of photography as an occupation. . . . Sociologists interested in culture will learn a great deal about the operation of a peculiar and pervasive symbolic system from this book. Bourdieu’s writing (as that of his colleagues) is intricate, complex, and intellectually rewarding.”—American Journal of Sociology

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Bourdieu & Coleman - Social Theory for a Changing Society

Social theory for a changing society.
Edited by Pierre Bourdieu and James S. Coleman.
1991, vii, 389 S

Contents
Prologue: Constructed Social Organization , James S. Coleman 1

COMMENTS
Michael Hechter , 14
Susan P. Shapiro , 16

PART ONE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES
1 Moebius-Strip Organizations and Open Labor Markets: Some Consequences of the Reintegration of Conception and Execution in a Volatile Economy , Charles Sabel 23

COMMENTS
Richard Biernacki , 54
David Stark , 56
2 The Future of Bureaucracy and Hierarchy in Organizational Theory: A Report from the Field , Rosabeth Moss Kanter 63

COMMENTS
Peter Hedström , 87
Edward O. Laumann , 90
3 Indirect Relationships and Imagined Communities: Large-Scale Social Integration and the Transformation of Everyday Life , Craig Calhoun 95

COMMENTS
Gudmund Hernes , 121
Edward Shils , 126

PART TWO CHANGES IN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
4 Social Structure, Institutions, and Cultural Goods: The Case of the United States , Paul DiMaggio 133

COMMENTS
Wendy Griswold , 156
Richard A. Peterson , 159
5 The New and the Old in Religion , Thomas Luckmann 167

COMMENTS
Andrew Greeley , 182
Seymour Martin Lipset , 185
6 Families, Childrearing, and Education 189
Opening Remarks , Charles E. Bidwell 189
Institutions and Human Capital Development , Mary C. Brinton 194
Individuals, Institutions, and Academic Achievement , James W. Stigler 198

PART THREE CHANGES IN SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL CONTROL
7 On the Individualistic Theory of Social Order , Alessandro Pizzorno 209

COMMENTS
Rogers Brubaker , 234
Donald N. Levine , 238
8 Discretion, Institutions, and the Problem of Government Commitment , Kenneth A. Shepsle 245

COMMENTS
Russell Hardin , 263
9 Law Without Accidents , Kim Lane Scheppele 267

COMMENTS
Jack Goldstone , 293
Michael Hechter , 296

PART FOUR NEW POLITICAL BOUNDARIES AND NEW POLITICAL FORMS
10 Bounded States in a Global Market: The Uses of International Labor Migrations , Aristide R. Zolberg 301

COMMENTS
Charles C. Ragin , 325
George Steinmetz , 329
11 Intellectuals and Domination in Post-Communist Societies , George Konrad and Ivan Szelenyi 337

COMMENTS
Seymour Martin Lipset , 364
Klemens Szaniawski , 369
Epilogue: On the Possibility of a Field of World Sociology , Pierre Bourdieu 373
About the Book and Editors 389

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