Depicting Bourdieu's Concepts as a Set of Stackable and Transparent Lenses

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Lewer, Kelly. (2023). Depicting Bourdieu's Concepts as a Set of Stackable and Transparent Lenses. Sociology Lens. 36(4), pp. 469-473. https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.12436
AuthorsLewer, Kelly
Abstract

Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of capital, field and habitus were originally used to understand inequalities in education in the 1970's. Today they are readily applied in other disciplines and contexts. This paper firstly explores the author's understanding of the concepts of capital, field and habitus as a depiction as a set of lenses, and suggests the application of this framework to further understand the experiences and trajectories of pre-registration nursing students to contribute to improvements in policy and service provision.

KeywordsPierre Bourdieu; capital; field; habitus
Year01 Jan 2023
JournalSociology Lens
Journal citation36 (4), pp. 469-473
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN2832-5796
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.12436
Web address (URL)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/johs.12436
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Print07 Dec 2023
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AcceptedOct 2023
Deposited12 Feb 2025
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