An Analysis of Pierre Bourdieu's Outline of a Theory of Practice

by Rodolfo Maggio

In Outline of a Theory of Practice, Bourdieu questions the preeminent ideas of social anthropologists such as Levi-Strauss who stressed the structural principles governing human action rather than the actions themselves and, Bourdieu asserts, doesn't account for all observable nuances of behaviour. Drawing on his fieldwork in Algeria, he expresses the need for a theory of practice focusing on the dynamic flow of human actions in the social world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912284626
• ISBN13: 9781912284627
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Macat Library
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"