Bourdieu and Affect

Towards a Theory of Affective Affinities
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5292-0661-6
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Steven Threadgold’s study represents the first comprehensive engagement of Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociology with affect theory.

With empirical research and examples from sociology, it develops a theory of “Affective Affinities,” deepening our understanding of how everyday moments contribute to the construction and remaking of social class and aspects of inequalities. It identifies new ways to consider the strengths and weaknesses of Bourdieusian principles and their interaction with new developments in social theory.

This is a stimulating read for students, researchers and academics across studies in youth, education, labour markets, pop culture, media, consumption and taste.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Threadgold, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Towards a Bourdieusian Sociology of Affective Practice

Illusio, Social Gravity and Social Magic: Motivation and Aspirations

Habitus: An Effective Resevoir of Immanent Dispositions

Fields, Settings, Atmospheres

The Affectivity of the Forms of Capitals

Symbolic Violence and Affective Affinities

Statis and Change: Innovators, Affective Poles, Reflexivity, Irony

Homo Economicus Must Die: Towards a Figure of the Accumulated Being

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Threadgold, Steven
Steven Threadgold is Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focusses on youth and class, with interests in unequal and alternate career trajectories; underground and independent creative scenes; and cultural formations of taste.