Exploring the racial habitus through John’s story: On race, class and adaptation

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110515
Author(s):  
Amit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Essential Nature ◽  
North East ◽  
Black Caribbean ◽  
Racist Discourse ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Narrative Account

This article puts Pierre Bourdieu’s conceptual tool habitus to work alongside Sara Ahmed’s theory of racialization to conceptualize a racial habitus that is durable but not totally determining. The racial habitus is applied to the narrative account of John, a Black-Caribbean man from North East London, who finds himself a ‘fish out of water’ within a racist society, which confronts him with the reality that he must actively acquire new dispositions, sensibilities and cultural capital, in order to survive. This article explores the cost of this adaptation for people such as John and the uneven processes that enabled his constrained adaptation. It is argued that people such as John are forced to ‘carve’ themselves out against the backdrop of dominant racist discourse in complex and creative ways that highlight the constrained but non-essential nature of racial subjectivities. In doing so, this article argues against perceptions that Pierre Bourdieu is a structural determinist through offering empirically-driven insights that highlight his oft-ignored complex positions on agency.

UKRAINIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN CANADA: CULTURAL CAPITAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Antony-Newman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Print Access

This qualitative research involving semi-structured interviews with Ukrainian university students in Canada helps to understand their educational experience using the concept of cultural capital put forward by Pierre Bourdieu. It was found that Ukrainian students possess high levels of cultural capital, which provides them with advantage in Canada. Specific patterns of social inequality and state-sponsored obstacles to social reproduction lead to particular ways of acquiring cultural capital in Ukraine represented by a more equitable approach to the availability of print, access to extracurricular activities, and popularity of enriched curriculum. Further research on cultural capital in post-socialist countries is also discussed.

scholarly journals Awareness of the cost of psychotropic medication among doctors: a service evaluation

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 364-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhananjay Kumar Singh ◽  
Shakil Khawaja ◽  
Ishaq Pala ◽  
Jaleel Khaja ◽  
Ray Krishnanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Old Age Psychiatry ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aims and methodCost-effective prescribing is an increasingly important aspect of our practice. A service evaluation was carried out to assess the level of awareness and knowledge of different aspects of cost-effective prescribing among doctors working in the North East London Foundation Trust. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to benchmark knowledge against six standards.ResultsThe survey was completed by 71% of doctors working in adult or old age psychiatry. A total of 2% of doctors stated that they should always take into consideration the price of the drug when prescribing and only 5% of doctors claimed to know the price of medications they prescribe most frequently.Clinical implicationsStrategies to improve the poor level of knowledge and awareness in this area of clinical practice would be of benefit in making the best use of limited financial resources without any detriment to patient care.

scholarly journals Economic Analysis of Snail Marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government Area Oyo State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
A. F. Aderounmu ◽  
I. O. Oyewo ◽  
O. O. Oke
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
North East ◽  
Frequency Table ◽  
Marketing Efficiency ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Benefit Cost

This paper reports findings from a study carried out to investigate the profitability of snail marketing in Ibadan North East Local Government area of Oyo State. Structured questionnaires and interview schedules were designed to obtain information on socio-economic characteristics, operational capital and source, years of experience in the business and constraints to snail marketing. Seventy snail marketers, randomly selected from three major markets which are Oje, Agodi gate and Agugu market;. The data collected were analyzed using frequency table, percentage, gross margin, Benefit/ Cost ratio and Marketing Efficiency analyses. Majority (94.3%) of the respondents were female while 5.7% were male. 31.5% were between the ages of 51-60years with mean age of 54.9 years. It was also shown that 50% source their capital through personal savings between N11,000-N20,000 and 47.1% with 5-9years experience. The cost and return analysis revealed that total revenue was N1, 457,700.00k and total cost was N1, 285,320.00k while gross margin    was N172, 380.00k and benefit- cost ratio was 1.13 which implies that for every N1.00 invested the marketer will make a return of N1.13k on every snail sold, Marketing efficiency was 88%. Major constraints to snail marketing in the study area were poor market patronage (87.1%) and seasonality (82.9%). Snail farming is advocated since it is a profitable agribusiness and can be achieved through cooperatives and micro credit facilities. Also, marketing of snail in the area    should be restructured and standardized to command frequent patronage and command higher price value.

Deviance as Pedagogy: From Nondominant Cultural Capital to Deviantly Marked Cultural Repertoires

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
High Status ◽  
Marginalized Youth ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Cultural Repertoires ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
The Cost

Background/Context Pierre Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital has been employed extensively in sociological, educational, and anthropological research. However, Bourdieu's conceptualization of cultural capital has often been misread to refer only to “high status” or dominant cultural norms and resources at the cost of overlooking the meaningful and productive practices of nondominant and marginalized cultural communities. Focus of Study By reconceptualizing Cohen's politics of deviance, this paper leans on post-structuralist thinkers to develop a conceptualization of the cultural repertoires of marginalized communities, hereafter referred to as deviantly marked cultural repertoires, that places at the center labeled practices of deviance. It is posited that in these labeled deviant cultural practices—which are often overlooked, shunned, and ignored—are valuable and meaningful experiences of learning and development. Research Design Using scenes from the HBO series The Wire as a cultural text, a materialist analysis is conducted to demonstrate empirically the pedagogically rich processes of deviantly marked cultural repertoires. Conclusions This paper argues for a research agenda on the learning and development present in the often overlooked, shunned, ignored, and marked/labeled practices of deviance as a way to explore the transformative pedagogical possibilities in marginalized youth cultures.

Capitalising on Silver Tongues

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Dong ◽  
Xianyu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
East China ◽  
Shadow Education ◽  
Meaningful Life ◽  
North East ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Critical Method ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract This article explores why Chinese parents are keen to urge their children to advance themselves by actively participating in elocution training, a popular form of shadow education. Drawing on 14 in-depth interviews with parents in north-east China, this study highlights that these parents hope that their children will accumulate cultural capital by exercising their oratorical skills. Many parents expect their children to articulate cultural capital in the present on the performance stage and transform it into life-long symbolic currency on the metaphorical stage of their future lives. Thus, this article argues that the purssuit of “silver tongues” is not only the articulation of parents’ expectations regarding their children’s personal growth, but also a critical method of constructing a utopic accessible, successful, and meaningful life for these parents, rather than their children.

DOMINAÇÃO MASCULINA: A CONSTRUÇÃO HISTÓRICA MATERIALIZADA EM HERANÇA SOCIAL E CULTURAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Luci Regina Muzzeti
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Capital Social

O presente trabalho tem como principal objetivo trazer discussões acerca da dominação masculina incorporada no seio familiar que por meio da herança cultural transmitida, perpetua e acentua as questões relacionadas aos papéis de dominados e dominantes entre os gêneros feminino e masculino. Apoiada na sociologia de Pierre Bourdieu e equipe, a presente investigação partiu dos conceitos chave da teoria do sociólogo francês, onde com base no habitus, capital cultural, capital social, herança cultural e gênero, buscou-se sinalizar como estas questões são transmitidas dentro da família, e, consequentemente perpassam os limites familiares e se inculcam na sociedade. A fim de ressaltar como as diferenças de gênero se perpetuaram durante o passar do tempo, traçamos um percurso histórico-cultural que, com base em variados fatos e grandes acontecimentos históricos, servirão como plano de fundo para maior elucidação acerca do processo de construção desse sistema de relações desigual e simbolicamente autoritário. O estudo aqui apresentado pretende sinalizar como as questões relacionadas à dominação masculina estão presentes em nossa sociedade há séculos, e, o quanto este tipo de comportamento, que pode ser caracterizado como uma forma de violência simbólica construída sócio-culturalmente através de gostos, atitudes e interditos, é ainda cultivado e incentivado no interior da família contemporânea. 

Cost-effectiveness of a Specialised Medium Secure Personality Disorder Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S87-S88
Author(s):  
R. Woodward ◽  
R. Lingam ◽  
F. Papouli
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Service Development ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Episodes Of Care ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Cost

IntroductionThe Oswin unit located in the North East of England is commissioned primarily for offenders screened on the offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway based on measures of personality disorder being linked to moderate to high risks to other persons.ObjectivesThe Oswin Unit was re-designed in early 2014 meeting commissioning specifications to meet objectives based on access, measuring quality and reducing. The primary objective of this pathway is to ensure personality Disorder offenders have access to “community-to-community”, joint-up care and monitoring of risks. The Oswin unit implemented a re-designed service offering individuals formulation based assessments and risk management embedded in the OPD pathway. The overall objective of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness and risk amelioration of this hospital-based service.AimAs part of a broader service development and evaluation project, the cost-effectiveness of the current model of the unit was compared to that of the unit prior to the redesign of the service.MethodCollection of data on number of admission and length of stay and calculation of expenses per capita. Retrospective analysis of costs of care.ResultsAnalysis of comparative figures post-implementation of this new model of care found 41% more episodes of care. Cost-analysis indicated a saving of £200,000.ConclusionThe new Oswin Model meets commissioning objectives in offering access to hospital-based care and focused treatments for prisoners ‘stuck’ in prison pathways. This finding led to further investigation using thematic measures of quality of care to evaluate the effectiveness of this service and risk amelioration.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Trajetórias de exclusão: um estudo sobre jovens e adultos em processo de alfabetização

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (55) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Mônica Pereira ◽  
Ester Buffa
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Capital Social

O presente artigo tem por objetivos apresentar as trajetórias escolares de jovens e adultos em processo de alfabetização, identificando os principais fatores que dificultaram o acesso à escola na idade escolar e compreender os condicionantes que implicaram o retorno aos estudos na idade adulta. A pesquisa possui como aporte teórico os estudos de Pierre Bourdieu, sendo utilizadas como principais categorias de análise para a pesquisa os conceitos de capital cultural, capital econômico, capital social e habitus. Os resultados apresentados neste artigo estão inseridos em uma pesquisa mais ampla sobre os fatores condicionantes da exclusão escolar e as expectativas educacionais de jovens e adultos em processo de alfabetização matriculados em um projeto de alfabetização no município de Araraquara/SP entre os anos de 2009-2010. O estudo apresentado neste artigo permite a identificação de fatores internos e externos à escola que interferiram e ainda interferem diretamente nas trajetórias escolares dos sujeitos investigados e aponta para um novo fator de exclusão escolar relacionado à baixa qualidade do ensino. Palavras-chave: Alfabetização de Jovens e Adultos. Trajetórias escolares. Capital cultural.

scholarly journals Investigation into Current Condition of the Cultural Capital of Chinese EFL Teachers in the Universities of Sichuan Province in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 576
Author(s):  
Lina Guan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Cultural Capital Theory ◽  
Efl Teachers

Pierre Bourdieu put forward famous Cultural Capital Theory, which includes the embodied cultural capital, the objective cultural capital and the institutionalized cultural capital. This article investigated the current condition of the cultural capital of EFL teachers coming from the four universities of Sichuan Province in China from three aspects of the cultural capital: the embodied cultural capital, the objective cultural capital and the institutionalized cultural capital. Results show many EFL teachers are difficult to accumulate their embodied cultural capital, objective cultural capital and institutionalized cultural capital because of the diverse requirements of different universities and the diverse English levels of different students.

scholarly journals Understanding Bourdieu - Cultural Capital and Habitus

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Economic Capital ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Initial Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Specific Culture

This research paper aims at providing a brief and exemplified introduction of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s two particularly important theoretical concepts: Cultural Capital and Habitus. Cultural capital, according to Bourdieu, is gained mainly through an individual’s initial learning, and is unconsciously influenced by the surroundings (Bourdieu, 2000). In the case of habitus, it relates to the resource of knowledge (Bourdieu 1990). Knowledge is about the way how people view and understand the world, which is gained via a specific culture that an individual lives in. While also showing how Bourdieu’s work on economic capital, social capital and cultural capital can help us to understand the contemporary world and its practices.

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