Exercising Privilege: The Cyclical Reproduction of Capital through Swim Club Membership.
According to cultural theorist Pierre Bourdieu, social class is defined by the interplay and operation of various forms of capital, within the set of durable and objective relations in which the classed subject is located. Informed by Bourdieu's understanding of social class, this article details th...
| Publicado en: | Sociological Inquiry Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 301 - 324 |
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