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The idea of cultural reproduction was first developed by Bourdieu (1973) who sees the function of the education system as being to reproduce the culture of the dominant classes, thus helping to ensure their continued dominance. Through his concepts of cultural capital' and habitus' Bourdieu's influence spread into other areas of socialization and high culture. However, despite the complex of... Read more
1 INTRODUCTION: THE ANALYTIC BASES OF CULTURAL REPRODUCTION THEORY 2 ECONOMY AND STRATEGY: THE POSSIBILITY OF FEMINISM 3 THE NATURAL MAN AND THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN: REPRODUCING CITIZENS 4 YES-BUT LOGIC: THE QUASI-SCIENCE OF CULTURAL REPRODUCTION 5 A REPORT ON THE WESTERN FRONT: POSTMODERNISM AND THE ‘POLITICS’ OF STYLE 6 CULTURE MADE, FOUND AND LOST: THE CASES OF CLIMBING AND ART 7 THE NECESSITY OF TRADITION: SOCIOLOGY OR THE POSTMODERN? 8 SNAPSHOTS: NOTES ON MYTH, MEMORY AND TECHNOLOGY: SHORT FICTIONS CONCERNING THE CAMERA 9 EVERYDAY LIFE, TECHNOSCIENCE AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS: A ONE-SIDED CONVERSATION 10 UNFIXING THE SUBJECT: VIEWING BAD TIMING 11 GOING SHOPPING: MARKETS, CROWDS AND CONSUMPTION 12 MANET AND DURKHEIM: IMAGES AND THEORIES OF RE-PRODUCTION 13 THE ROLE OF IDEOLOGY IN CULTURAL RE-PRODUCTION
Biography
Chris Jenks is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths’ College, University of London.
