Question

discuss Pierre Bourdieu's social conditions and context.

300 and more words

Answer 1

Pierre Bourdieu, a French sociologist and anthropologist pioneered the power dynamics related aspects, specifically the transfer of power and maintainace of the social order.

He further illustrated the connections between social startification and cultural facets. His work reflects deep enquiries into the theories by Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim and Martin Heidegger.

Social, cultural and symbolic capital were the novel additions by him that attempted to justify the propositions that contradict with the previously proposed wetern views and theories.

The impact of the external social structures has been justified and elaborated by Bourdieu in his book titled "Distinction- A social critique of judgement of taste".

International Sociological Association has treated this books as one of the most influencing works in the tewnrieth century.

According to him, rules are better interpreted by the human beings and they are not merely interested in following them. This interpretation is backed by freedom and such an interpretaion depends up to a greater extent on the distinguished structural conditions.