Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory Of Social Action

Year 2005, Issue: 15, 143 - 156, 01.12.2005

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Abstract

This paper focuses on a discussion of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of social action and his main concepts that are habitus, capital and field. Related to his theory, the conceptions of praxis and power are also analyzed. Praxis is the center of Bourdieu’s theory of social action and power is the key concept to analyze society. Additionally, Bourdieu’s sociological understanding, namely reflexive sociology, is discussed. Lastly, the second purpose of this paper is to make some connections between Bourdieu's conception of structure and Durkheim, Marx, and Weber's conceptualization of social action.

Keywords

Bourdieu, toplumsal eylem, habitus

Pierre Bourdieu’nun Toplumsal Eylem Kuramı

Abstract

Bu makale Pierre Bourdieu’nun toplumsal eylem kuramı ve habitus, kapital (capital) ve alan (field) kavramlarının tartışması üzerinde odaklanmıştır. Bu kuram ile ilgili olarak praksis (praxis) ve güç/iktidar (power) kavramları da incelenmiştir. Praksis, Bourdieu’nun toplumsal eylem ve güç/iktidar kuramında (theory of social action and power) toplumu incelemede kullandığı temel kavramdır. Ek olarak, Bourdieu’nun toplumbilimsel yaklaşımı da, Reflexive Sosyoloji olarak adlandırılır, bu çalışma içerisinde tartışılmıştır. Son olarak, bu yazı Bourdieu’nun yapı kavramı (conception of structure) ile Durkheim, Marx ve Weber’in toplumsal eylem (social action) kavramlaştırmaları arasında bir bağ kurmayı amaçlamıştır.

Keywords

Bourdieu, social action, habitus

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