HOMO ACADEMICUS

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HOMO ACADEMICUS
Autor: Bourdieu, Pierre
Assuntos: Academic Careers ; France ; Sociology of Work
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Descrição: An analysis of the structural history of developments in the French educational system, especially the social structure of the U as a field of power relations, is presented in 5 Chpts & a Postscript with a Note by the translator, Peter Collier, & a Preface to the English edition (originally published in French, under the same title, by Editions de Minuit, 1984). (1) A 'Book for Burning'? -- describes the epistemological difficulties in studying one's own social world. The construction of the object determines a set of relevant properties & a defined population of constructed individuals who possess these properties in varying degrees. Objectivist & perspectivist approaches must be integrated to construct an objective space of study, especially in academia where the gap between representation & true social position has so much scope & institutional support. Self-study is not a repudiation of science; rather, its results can be reinvested as tools of reflexive knowledge, & it reinforces one's capacity to know reality scientifically. (2) The Conflict of the Faculties -- presents the perspective of academics as holders of institutionalized cultural capital. Results are presented of a statistical analysis of a random sample of tenured professors of science, arts, law, & medicine in the Paris faculties in 1968 (N = 405). The data, collected from published sources, include social & educational background, affiliations, directorships, government posts, & political participation. The findings support the idea that the U is organized by two antagonistic principles: social hierarchy & cultural hierarchy. Relative positions on these axes imply significant lifestyle differences, including religion, politics, & integration into the social order. The two principles differentiate whole faculties -- with law & medicine high on the social, & sciences high on the cultural, poles -- as well as individuals within faculties. Comparisons are made with Immanuel Kant's characterization of faculties in terms of relative dependence on the temporal order. (3) Types of Capital and Forms of Power -- discusses the bases of power within the arts & social sciences faculty, drawing on data from a sample of tenured professors (N not given) at major Paris institutions in 1967, selected on the basis of having at least one property indicative of either academic power, concerned with the reproduction of the professorial body, or scientific power, characterized by recognition in one's field. (4) The Defence of the Corps and the Break in Equilibrium -- argues that the increase in student population in the 1960s meant much more than mere crowding; along with a jump in the number of lecturers, & a dilution of quality of degrees granted, there was a major shift in U power relations. Recruitment policies were transformed, & a crisis of succession ensued. The ordinary harmony of smooth order of succession was challenged by new entrants individually & by collective protest against U hierarchies. (5) The Critical Moment -- examines the different effects of the crisis on different parts of the U structure, with the maximum intensity felt wherever perpetuation of maladjusted expectations was encouraged. Sociology was one area in which students' & assistant lecturers' interests coincided & made generalization of the crisis possible by synchronizing crises latent in different fields. Postscript: The Categories of Professorial Judgement -- discusses classificatory schemes, exemplified by an analysis of 154 pupils' files from a Paris girls' school & obituaries of 34 alumni of a Paris institution. Appendix 1: The Sources Used. Appendix 2.1: The Morphological Transformations of the Faculties. Appendix 2.2: The Morphological Transformations of the Disciplines. Appendix 3: The Hit Parade of French Intellectuals, or Who is to Judge the Legitimacy of the Judges? Appendix 4: The Analyses of Correspondences. Extensive Notes for each Chpt include references. 9 Tables, 7 Graphs, 2 Classifications.
Data de criação/publicação: 1988
Idioma: Inglês

HOMO ACADEMICUS

Bourdieu, Pierre

1988

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