{"product_id":"an-invitation-to-reflexive-sociology-paperback-softback-9780745610337","title":"An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745610337","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Invitation to Reflexive Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePierre Bourdieu (Author), Loïc Wacquant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745610337, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 August 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A rare opportunity to experience a great mind in action outside the usual conventions of academic self-presentation.' \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul DiMaggio, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The leading French sociologist of our generation, already well known through his researches and theoretical formulations, he appears here in the first person, in dialogue and in seminar, and in the magnifying glass of Loic Wacquant. One hopes the appeal of this self-presentation does not eclipse Bourdieu's other major works, for \u003ci\u003eAn Invitation to Reflexive Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be Bourdieu's most widely-read book.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRandall Collins, University of California, Riverside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This is essential reading for anyone considering Bourdieuian-based educational research.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOver the last three decades, Pierre Bourdieu has produced one of the most imaginative and subtle bodies of social theory and research of the post war era. Yet, despite the his influence, no single introduction to his wide-ranging work is available. This book offers a systematic and accessible overview, providing interpretative keys to the internal logic of Bourdieu's work by explicating thematic and methodological principles underlying his work.  \u003cp\u003eFirstly Loic Wacquant provides a clear and systematic account of the main themes of Bourdieu's work, outlining his conception of knowledge, his theory of practice and his distinctive methods of analysis. In the second part of the book Wacquant collaborates with Bourdieu to discuss the central concepts of Bourdieu's work, confront some criticisms and objections, and develop Bourdieu's views on the relations between sociology, philosophy, history and politics. Finally Bourdieu displays his sociological approach in practice: beginning with the practical demands of research, he moves, step by step, to a formulation of the principles of sociological reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupplemented by an extensive and up-to-date bibliography, this book will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand Bourdieu's unique and outstanding contribution to contemporary social thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Towards a Social Praxeology: The Structure and Logic of Bourdieu's Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Beyond the Antinomy of Social Physics and Social Phenomenology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Classification Struggles and the Dialectic of Social and Mental Structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Methodological Relationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Fuzzy Logic of Practical Sense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Against Theoreticism and Methodologism: Total Social Science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Epistemic Reflexivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Reason, Ethics and Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Purpose of Reflexive Sociology (The Chicago Workshop)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Sociology as Socioanalysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Unique and the Invariant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Logic of Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Interest, Habitus, Rationality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Language, Gender, and Symbolic Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. For a \u003ci\u003eRealpolitik\u003c\/i\u003e of Reason.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Personal is Social.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Practice of Reflexive Sociology (The Paris Workshop)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Handing Down a Trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Thinking Relationally.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. A Radical Doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. 'Double Bind' and Conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Participant Objectivation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453516902680,"sku":"9780745610337","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745610337.jpg?v=1785285585","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-invitation-to-reflexive-sociology-paperback-softback-9780745610337","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}