Bourdieu, Rancière, Inequality and Education

This paper is an exploration of the respective approaches of Pierre Bourdieu and Jacques Rancière to education, specifically the question, whether education has a significant ‘effect' or influence on social inequality. Bourdieu's work is presented in terms of his well-known and related con...

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Main Author: Olivier, Bert 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: South African Publ. 2017
In: Koers
Year: 2017, Volume: 82, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
IxTheo Classification:NCC Social ethics
VA Philosophy
ZF Education
Further subjects:B Bourdieu
B Cultural Capital
B Ranciere
B Education
B Equality
B Habitus
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