Research Article

Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model

Volume: 17 Number: 3 July 11, 2018
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Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model

Abstract

In The Forms of Capital, Pierre Bourdieu offers significant insight into the nature of the relationship among economic, cultural, and social capital at the individual level. However, his perspective in the fungibility among these forms of capital includes neither the more comprehensive conceptualization of the conversion processes occurring at the group level, nor the applicability of symbolic capital throughout the conversions. In this study, I focus on the concept of social capital, conceptualize it as a master capital to develop the Bourdieusian model of conversions, and present my own conceptual approach while addressing the shortcomings of the Bourdieusian model. In my conceptualization, social capital, functioning both as a connector and a transmitter between individuals, facilitates the examination of the more complex group-level conversions. Thus, this enlargement of the Bourdieusian model of conversions provides a more encompassing understanding of the strategies that individuals apply to compete for resources and positions in society.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Durmuş Ali Yüksek *
Ministry of National Defense
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 11, 2018

Submission Date

January 24, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 4, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 17 Number: 3

APA
Yüksek, D. A. (2018). Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 17(3), 1090-1106. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.383047
AMA
1.Yüksek DA. Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model. GAUN-JSS. 2018;17(3):1090-1106. doi:10.21547/jss.383047
Chicago
Yüksek, Durmuş Ali. 2018. “Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 (3): 1090-1106. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.383047.
EndNote
Yüksek DA (July 1, 2018) Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17 3 1090–1106.
IEEE
[1]D. A. Yüksek, “Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model”, GAUN-JSS, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 1090–1106, July 2018, doi: 10.21547/jss.383047.
ISNAD
Yüksek, Durmuş Ali. “Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 17/3 (July 1, 2018): 1090-1106. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.383047.
JAMA
1.Yüksek DA. Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model. GAUN-JSS. 2018;17:1090–1106.
MLA
Yüksek, Durmuş Ali. “Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 3, July 2018, pp. 1090-06, doi:10.21547/jss.383047.
Vancouver
1.Durmuş Ali Yüksek. Evaluating the Importance of Social Capital for the Conversion of the Forms of Capital: A Critical Approach to the Bourdieusian Model. GAUN-JSS. 2018 Jul. 1;17(3):1090-106. doi:10.21547/jss.383047

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