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Since the DCMS Creative Industries Mapping Document highlighted the key role played by creative activities in the UK economy and society, the creative industries agenda has expanded across Europe and internationally. It has the support of... more

Since the DCMS Creative Industries Mapping Document highlighted the key role played by creative activities in the UK economy and society, the creative industries agenda has expanded across Europe and internationally. It has the support of local authorities, regional development agencies, research councils, arts and cultural agencies and other sector organisations. Within this framework, higher education institutions have also engaged in the creative agenda but have struggled to define their role in this growing sphere of activities. Higher Education and the Creative Economy critically engages with the complex interconnections between higher education, geography, cultural policy and the creative economy. This book is organised into four sections which articulate the range of dynamics that can emerge between higher education and the creative economy: partnership and collaboration across higher education institutions and the creative and cultural industries; the development of creative human capital; connections between arts schools and local art scenes; and links with broader policy directions and work. While it has a strong UK component, it also includes international perspectives, specifically from Australia, Singapore, Europe and the USA. This authoritative collection challenges the boundaries of creative and cultural industry development by bringing together international experts from a range of subject areas, presenting researchers with a unique multidisciplinary approach to the topic. This edited collection will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers working in the area of creative and cultural industries development.

Norway has based its security on aid from great military powers, and is therefore a useful site for examining the idea of complicit masculinities: a position that benefits from the current social order, and thus complying with dominant... more

Norway has based its security on aid from great military powers, and is therefore a useful site for examining the idea of complicit masculinities: a position that benefits from the current social order, and thus complying with dominant group interests and hegemonic ideals. This chapter illustrates how such a position led Norway to take an active part in Western interventionism, resulting in a military transformation that challenged national identity, the traditional hegemonic masculinity ideal and the established gender order. This caused a struggle over military identity. By examining this identity struggle the chapter contributes to the broader debates of masculinities, how they work, how they are linked to hierarchical social structures, and how military masculinity is challenged by women’s bodies.

Com o objetivo de analisar a constituição e o desenvolvimento de um espaço social especializado na produção de saberes e práticas sobre a avaliação em saúde no Brasil, foi realizado um estudo sócio-histórico apoiado na sociologia genética... more

Com o objetivo de analisar a constituição e o desenvolvimento de um espaço social especializado na produção de saberes e práticas sobre a avaliação em saúde no Brasil, foi realizado um estudo sócio-histórico apoiado na sociologia genética de Bourdieu. Para isso, foram analisadas as trajetórias de 28 agentes selecionados entre pesquisadores e gestores, bem como as condições históricas de possibilidade de constituição do espaço, por meio de entrevistas em profundidade, análise de documentos e revisão bibliográfica. O material gerado foi analisado à luz dos conceitos de campo, habitus e capital propostos por Bourdieu. Os resultados apontam para a constituição de um subespaço da avaliação no interior da Saúde Coletiva, resultado da interação entre agentes dos campos burocrático e científico, respectivamente representados pelas instituições de gestão do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em seus vários níveis e grupos de pesquisa inseridos em universidades públicas. Não foi identificado habitu...

The aim of this study is, using the Swedish expression “kulturtant” (cultured lady) as starting point, to understand how and why women consume the products of the culture industry more eagerly than men. The study is using the concepts put... more

The aim of this study is, using the Swedish expression “kulturtant” (cultured lady) as starting point, to understand how and why women consume the products of the culture industry more eagerly than men. The study is using the concepts put forward by Pierre Bourdieu; fields,capital and habitus. It is a qualitative study based on discussions in focus groups, interviews and material gathered through Google Alerts. In the literature this gap between the sexes with regard to the higher consumption on behalf of women has been referred to as the “puzzle” of women’s cultural consumption.The empirical results show that the women in the study are well aware of what they want to gain by participating in cultural activities like reading, going to concerts, watching plays or going to the movies. There are three main results: The first result is that the women in the study want to participate in activities with peers that respect them. The second result is that the women are eager that their cultural activities should give them durable experiences. The third result can be described as a wish of the women that taking part in cultural activities will help them to develop as human beings, to become better persons. The women have made what can be called a culture journey that in analogy with a class journey may be argued to be non-reversible.

Phd Thesis abstract. Bourdieusian analysis on Translation Studies Field in Turkey.

This paper is based on a small, qualitative research project in Scotland that explored why some film viewers chose not to watch 'art-house' films or attend 'art-house' cinemas (alternatively known as cultural cinema). The aim of this... more

This paper is based on a small, qualitative research project in Scotland that explored why some film viewers chose not to watch 'art-house' films or attend 'art-house' cinemas (alternatively known as cultural cinema). The aim of this pilot project was to talk to film viewers in areas of deprivation about their film viewing choices and practices with a view to gaining some insights into the ways in which those choices and practices could be seen as related to Bourdieu's concepts of cultural and symbolic capital. There were two reasons for choosing an area of deprivation. Firstly, there were practical implications for local art-house cinemas, which had no clear understanding of this 'absent audience', and at a wider level it will have practical implications for national policy makers. Secondly, there was my own interest in extending previous research I had conducted into the impact of cultural practices and their relationship to social exclusion. Initial findings from the study suggest that there is a link amongst cultural and symbolic capital, and economic and educational deprivation. Whilst there are some obvious findings related to economic constraints, there are less obvious indications that symbolic capital and the related concept of symbolic violence impact upon the choices that interviewees made. Unpacking some of these issues leads to the conclusions that, with more considered marketing, there is a distinct possibility of creating an audience that is no longer as absent whilst recognising that inequalities in access to cultural capital cannot be resolved easily, reinforcing Bourdieu's ideas about the complex relationship amongst different forms of capital.

Análisis de un caso de conflicto socioambiental desde la perspectiva de Bourdieu.

Bourdieu e Passeron (1982) assinam juntos uma das obras mais importantes para a sociologia da educação. A Reprodução (publicado originalmente em 1970), tem sido um importante marco para o pensamento sociológico, não só por tentar fazer... more

Bourdieu e Passeron (1982) assinam juntos uma das obras mais importantes para a sociologia da educação. A Reprodução (publicado originalmente em 1970), tem sido um importante marco para o pensamento sociológico, não só por tentar fazer uma síntese teórica das várias abordagens sociológicas: Durkheim com seu objetivismo, Weber com seu subjetivismo e Marx como expressão do pensamento dialético, segundo distinção epistemológica feita por Pereira (1970), mas principalmente por, partindo desta síntese realizar uma análise complexa do fenômeno educacional. Veremos abaixo como Bourdieu e Passeron analisam o sistema de ensino, quais as contribuições presentes em A Reprodução e outras obras e principalmente quais as implicações desta teoria do sistema de ensino na sociedade moderna, bem como a questão da mudança no interior do campo educacional. O ponto de partida destes autores é a afirmação de que toda ação pedagógica é uma violência simbólica, pois é uma imposição arbitrária de uma cultura de um grupo ou classe a outro grupo ou classe e esta imposição oculta, mascara, as relações de força que estão na base de seu poder. Sendo assim, "as ações sociais são concretamente realizadas pelos indivíduos, mas as chances de efetivá-las se encontram objetivamente estruturadas no interior da sociedade global" (Ortiz, 1994:15). A ação pedagógica é uma ação objetivamente estruturada e é uma violência simbólica porque impõe um arbitrário cultural, ou seja, impõe uma concepção cultural

This book provides a unique insight into negotiations around language investment for employability in the context of public employment services. Drawing on extensive ethnographical research carried out in Regional Employment Offices in... more

This book provides a unique insight into negotiations around language investment for employability in the context of public employment services. Drawing on extensive ethnographical research carried out in Regional Employment Offices in Switzerland, the authors follow the stories of various job seekers. In doing so, they challenge the currently dominant assumption that investment in language competences leads to better employability. Arguing for a political economic perspective on these issues, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the connections between language and social inequality, as well as students and scholars of sociolinguistics and applied linguistics.

For the last 2,500 years literature has been attacked, booed, and condemned, often for the wrong reasons and occasionally for very good ones. ‘The Hatred of Literature’ examines the evolving idea of literature as seen through the eyes of... more

Based on Bourdieu's theory, this paper focuses on the third-level digital divide in relation to offline outcomes of Internet use. Based on 30 in-depth qualitative interviews with young people in Madrid, we analyzed the mechanisms used to... more

Based on Bourdieu's theory, this paper focuses on the third-level digital divide in relation to offline outcomes of Internet use. Based on 30 in-depth qualitative interviews with young people in Madrid, we analyzed the mechanisms used to convert three main forms of capital-economic, cultural and social-into digital capital (DC) and the subsequent reconversion of DC back into the three main forms of capital. We conclude that economic capital is the most basic form of digital inequality, imposing material barriers to access. Cultural capital is transformed into DC through people's techno-socialization, while social capital is converted into DC by means of social practices and social support. DC can be retransformed into each of the three main forms of capital: to economic capital by means of professional networking and access to goods; to cultural capital through access to knowledge; and into social capital by the differential management of social ties.

Cet article propose d’étudier la profession infirmière en mobilisant la théorie des champs de Pierre Bourdieu. S’appuyant sur des entretiens menés en Suisse romande, l’enquête montre que deux sortes de capital sont efficients dans la... more

Cet article propose d’étudier la profession infirmière en mobilisant la théorie des champs de Pierre Bourdieu. S’appuyant sur des entretiens menés en Suisse romande, l’enquête montre que deux sortes de capital sont efficients dans la profession : le capital médical et le capital infirmier. Le croisement du volume et de la structure de ces deux formes de capital permet d’obtenir un espace social infirmier dans lequel les prises de position des individus sont pour partie déterminées par la position qu’ils occupent. Aux prises de position relativement conservatrices des infirmières fortement dotées de capital médical s’opposent les prises de position plus subversives des infirmières fortement dotées de capital infirmier.

In this article, we address the classical debate about the relationship between the economic and cultural aspects of social stratification, typically cast in terms of Weber's distinction between class and status. We discuss in particular... more

In this article, we address the classical debate about the relationship between the economic and cultural aspects of social stratification, typically cast in terms of Weber's distinction between class and status. We discuss in particular Chan and Goldthorpe's influential, yet largely unchallenged, attempt to reinstate a strict version of the class-status distinction, mounted as an attack on 'Bourdieusian' accounts. We argue that this is unconvincing in two respects: There are fundamental problems with their conceptualization of status, producing a peculiar account where one expression of status honour explains the other; in addition, their portrayal of the Bourdieusian approach as one-dimensional is highly questionable. In contradiction of a reading of Bourdieu as discarding the class-status distinction, we develop an alternative, neo-Bourdieusian account that recognizes class and status as distinct aspects of stratification, thereby allowing for a subtle analysis of their empirical entwinement. The fruitfulness of this approach is demonstrated by analysing the homology between the space of lifestyles and the social space through Multiple Correspondence Analysis of unusually rich data about lifestyles. Importantly, we highlight the relative autonomy of these spaces: Although they exhibit a similar structure, they do not overlap completely.

L'analyse dispositionnelle des pratiques professionnelles, indissociable d'une approche structurale du travail, nous semble à même de rendre compte de l'ancrage social des professionnels. C'est ce dont nous rendons compte dans la première... more

L'analyse dispositionnelle des pratiques professionnelles, indissociable d'une approche structurale du travail, nous semble à même de rendre compte de l'ancrage social des professionnels. C'est ce dont nous rendons compte dans la première partie de cette introduction. Dans une seconde partie, nous interrogeons la manière dont les espaces professionnels (re)façonnent les individus, en articulant l'étude de la socialisation primaire et celle de la socialisation professionnelle.

THE „SPIRIT OF GOTHIC” AND „INTELLECTUAL HORIZON”, OR HOW TO EXPRESS THE UNEXPRESSIBLE In this paper the metaphor is approached in the perspective of psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics as a fundamental instrument of human... more

In recent years, scholars in the academic discipline of International Relations (IR) have become increasingly interested in practices and the everyday. As part of this trend, which is often referred to as IR's "practice turn," a broad... more

In recent years, scholars in the academic discipline of International Relations (IR) have become increasingly interested in practices and the everyday. As part of this trend, which is often referred to as IR's "practice turn," a broad spectrum of practice-theoretical approaches from sociology and social theory have been introduced to IR and further developed and transformed in response to the particular questions that the study of the international poses. While the various approaches to the study of international practices are far from forming one singular theory, they nonetheless share a many core concerns. These concerns include an emphasis on process, sensitivity for different forms of knowledge and learning, and an understanding of the world as performative and anchored in materiality. Practice theory in IR has been associated with several promises. Its proponents argue that it allows for inter-paradigmatic dialogue, to better conceptualize social change, to get closer to the everyday activities of those involved in international politics, to re-appreciate materiality, and to develop forms of analysis resonating with practitioner communities. The goal of this article is to familiarize the reader with the major studies that draw on and develop practice-theoretical concepts in IR. The article introduces, first, the core programmatic texts, overviews, and collections that give shape to the practice turn in IR as a research program. Second, it presents a range of distinct approaches to international practice theory. Finally, it highlights a range of thematic areas that have featured prominently in discussions of the practice turn in IR.

Tools are critical in the development of practical knowledge and in the formation of social worlds. Not only do tools bring the maker into relation with the material in terms of technique, they also inform the maker about the quality of... more

Tools are critical in the development of practical knowledge and in the formation of social worlds. Not only do tools bring the maker into relation with the material in terms of technique, they also inform the maker about the quality of the material itself. This article is an ethnographic exploration of the variations of the maker-tool-material relation in glassblowing, informed by Bourdieu's logic of practice as well as phenomenological considerations of on the body's dispositions towards and interactions with the material world. Relations form the backbone of the glassblowing studio, and more importantly provide the subject matter of 'tool talk', studio talk about tools, which forges feelings of empathy and consequently contributes to the formation of the glassblowing social world. Through this exploration, we come to understand how material, the subject of much studio discourse, is a structuring force of the glassblowing studio.

This study presents a sociolinguistics of academic publishing in historical as well as in contemporary times. From the perspective of Swedish academia, it unites a wide range of scholarly knowledge, including perspectives from the... more

This study presents a sociolinguistics of academic publishing in historical as well as in contemporary times. From the perspective of Swedish academia, it unites a wide range of scholarly knowledge, including perspectives from the sociology of science, history of science and ideas, and research policy. The study focuses on publishing practices in the empirical realities of two disciplinary fields, history and psychology. Drawing on facts and figures from publishing practices as well as interviews, the study argues that English is currently making inroads into the field of history, in line with and aided by the field-external power of new regimes of research evaluation and performance-based funding impinging on the university field at large. In the field of history, unlike in psychology, the English language is thus currently a weapon since it provides access to international publishing markets where new forms of scientific authority can be obtained. This option seems to be most compelling for junior scholars seeking to enter the field. Following Bourdieu, publishing in English is here interpreted as pertaining to a social strategy, enacted in pursuit of investing differently, so as to subvert the order of the historical field.

Recent developments in class analysis, particularly associated with so-called ‘cultural class analysis’; have seen the works of Pierre Bourdieu take centre stage. Apart from the general influence of ‘habitus’ and ‘cultural capital’, some... more

Recent developments in class analysis, particularly associated with so-called ‘cultural class analysis’; have seen the works of Pierre Bourdieu take centre stage. Apart from the general influence of ‘habitus’ and ‘cultural capital’, some scholars have tried to reconstruct class analysis with concepts drawn from Bourdieu. This involves a theoretical reorientation, away from the conventional concerns of class analysis with property and market relations, towards an emphasis on the multiple forms of capital. Despite the significant potential of these developments, such a reorientation dismisses or neglects the relations of power and domination founded in the economic institutions of capitalism as a crucial element of what class is. Through a critique of some recent attempts by British authors to develop a ‘Bourdieusian’ class theory, the paper reasserts the centrality of the relations of power and domination that used to be the domain of class analysis. The paper suggests some elements central to a reworked class analysis that benefits from the power of Bourdieu's ideas while retaining a perspective on the fundamentals of class relations in capitalism.

This article analyses 2500 responses from association football (soccer) fans to an anonymous online survey conducted from November 2011 to February 2012 that examined the extent of racism in British football. Eighty-three per cent of the... more

This article analyses 2500 responses from association football (soccer) fans to an anonymous online survey conducted from November 2011 to February 2012 that examined the extent of
racism in British football. Eighty-three per cent of the participants stated that racism remains culturally embedded and when exploring the reasons behind its continuation from the 1970s and 1980s, Bourdieu’s concepts of field and habitus proved useful for understanding why some white fans continue to express racist thoughts and behaviours at football. Central to this were explanations concerning class and education and how historical notions of whiteness remain culturally embedded for some supporters.

Texte de synthèse sur les travaux et écrits de Pierre Bourdieu relatifs au journalisme et aux médias

Performanso meno laukas, kartu su vizualiųjų menų lauku, Lietuvoje patiria itin didelę atskirtį, nes yra subordinuotas tiek meno, tiek kitų laukų atţvilgiu. Neretai performanso menas, apskritai, nėra laikomas meninio diskurso dalimi.... more

Performanso meno laukas, kartu su vizualiųjų menų lauku, Lietuvoje patiria itin didelę atskirtį, nes yra
subordinuotas tiek meno, tiek kitų laukų atţvilgiu. Neretai performanso menas, apskritai, nėra laikomas meninio
diskurso dalimi. Galima manyti, jog tai vyksta dėl performanso meno apibrėţimo nesklandumų. Nors sąvokos
„performansas“ ir „performatyvumas“ naudojamos skirtinguose menuose, svarbu nepamiršti, kad jos taip pat plačiai
diskutuojamos ir sociologijoje, filosofijoje bei kitose disciplinose. Analizuojant mokslinę literatūrą ir įvairius šaltinius,
ima ryškėti šių sąvokų konceptualizavimo skirtumai ir panašumai bei jų vartojimo ypatybės. Šiame darbe, siekiama
išsiaiškinti kokiais bruoţais pasiţymi performanso menininkių kūniškasis hexis. Remiantis P. Bourdieu teorinėmis
prieigomis, pastaroji koncepcija išryškėja analizuojant santykį tarp performanso meno lauko ir šios meno srities
menininkių habitus.

Die vorliegende Seminararbeit beschäftigt sich mit Pierre Bourdieus Thesen zur Reproduktion von sozialer Ungleichheit und deren Verwendung im schweizerischen Kontext. Im ersten Teil wird aufgezeigt, dass Bourdieus Theorien und Methodik... more

Die vorliegende Seminararbeit beschäftigt sich mit Pierre Bourdieus Thesen zur Reproduktion von sozialer Ungleichheit und deren Verwendung im schweizerischen Kontext. Im ersten Teil wird aufgezeigt, dass Bourdieus Theorien und Methodik heute noch so aktuell sind wie zu der Zeit ihres ersten Erscheinens. Unter anderem erarbeitete er drei zentrale Funktionen des Bildungssystems: die kulturelle Reproduktionsfunktion, die soziale Reproduktion von Klassenbeziehungen und deren Legitimation. Als Zweites wird untersucht, in wieweit Bourdieus Theorien in der Schweiz Bestätigung finden. Die Studie von Stamm et al. (2003) zur Ungleichheit in der Schweiz, kann den Zusammenhang von Bildung und sozialer Ungleichheit statistisch nachweisen und ermittelt ein erhebliches Mass an Bildungsvererbung in der Schweiz. In einem weiteren Schritt werden die Prozesse der Bildungsvererbung am Fallbeispiel von schulischen Logiken (Jünger 2008) in der Primarschulstufe genauer untersucht. Die Unterschiede in den kollektiven ressourcenspezifischen schulischen Logiken der privilegierten Kinder zu den nichtprivilegierten Kinder sind alarmierend und ein weiterer Beweis für die Aktualität von Bourdieus Thesen. Zum Schluss wird noch ein Blick auf die von Bourdieu etwas weniger beachtete Thematik des sozialen Abstiegs geworfen. Anhand von Schmeisers (2003) vier Typen des sozioökonomischen Abstiegs wird die Kehrseite der Reproduktion bzw. deren Scheitern genauer betrachtet. Obwohl die Bildungsvererbung und die damit zusammenhängende Klassenreproduktion den „Normalfall“ in der Schweiz darstellen, muss die Abwärtsmobilität in dieser Seminararbeit auch Erwähnung finden, um ein vollständigeres Bild der Reproduktion von sozialer Ungleichheit zeigen zu können.

Academic governance sits in between universities’ traditional roles in creating and disseminating knowledge and more recent trends towards corporatisation, competition and the market. It is central to a strong and vibrant university... more

Academic governance sits in between universities’ traditional roles in creating and disseminating knowledge and more recent trends towards corporatisation, competition and the market. It is central to a strong and vibrant university because academic governance is what enables teaching and research to take place. It also serves as a lens through which broader changes in what universities do and how they work can be seen and understood. This book responds to three central questions: (1) How and why has academic governance within Anglophone nations changed in recent years and what impact does this have on current practices? (2) How do power relations within academic governance affect decisions about teaching and research and what are the implications for academic voice? (3) How can those involved in university governance and management improve academic governance processes and outcomes and why is this important?
A central theme of the book is the diminution of academic voice within academic governance practices relating to decisions about and that affect teaching and research. The book presents extensive empirical data from the US, the UK and Australia and draws on a number of theoretical perspectives to explore these issues in clear, accessible language.

Traces of the Roman triumph have been identified in the procession narratives in Mk 11 and 15, but how its themes should be understood to function in Mark's telling has never achieved consensus. Reading these narratives alongside evidence... more

Traces of the Roman triumph have been identified in the procession narratives in Mk 11 and 15, but how its themes should be understood to function in Mark's telling has never achieved consensus. Reading these narratives alongside evidence for the Roman triumph demonstrates how the ritual logic of the triumph allowed Mark to exploit the degradation of Jesus' passion, undermine the performance of Roman power and portray Jesus as a king, and a threat to Rome. The Roman triumph paradoxically magnified triumphal victims, presented kings as ideal victims, and drew a close parallel between the victim's kingly status and the conqueror's grandeur. Mark employs the logic of the triumph to transform Jesus' status as victim into an assertion of his authority, so that Jesus' execution by Roman agents emerges as a ritualized assertion of Jesus' Davidic kingship. In this article, Mark emerges as a cultural bricoleur who co-opts Roman spectacle in order to naturalize Rome's dominant language, symbols and practices, thereby translating them to the purposes of gospel.

Öz Geçmişten itibaren hüküm süren sınıf eşitsizliği, kapitalist süreçlerle birlikte en üst kerteye ulaşmıştır. Hem felsefecilerin hem de sosyologların problem edindiği bu konunun temel nedenleri arandığında ise farklı görüşler ortaya... more

Öz Geçmişten itibaren hüküm süren sınıf eşitsizliği, kapitalist süreçlerle birlikte en üst kerteye ulaşmıştır. Hem felsefecilerin hem de sosyologların problem edindiği bu konunun temel nedenleri arandığında ise farklı görüşler ortaya konulmaktadır. Özellikle ekonomik eşitsizlikle birlikte, sınıf eşitsizliğinin de meydana geldiği görüşü uzun bir dönem etkin bir konumda yer almıştır. Değişen dünya koşulları ile beraber, eşitsizliğin temel nedeninin yalnızca ekonomik değil; sosyal ve kültürel anlamda da temel oluşturduğu görüşü pek çok düşünür tarafından da kabul görmektedir. Bu düşünürlerin başında ise Fransız sosyolog Pierre Bourdieu gelmektedir. Sermayeyi dört farklı şekilde ele alan Bourdieu, bu sermaye türlerini açıklarken habitus, alan gibi kavramlara başvurmuştur. Ele alınan bu çalışmada ise sınıf eşitsizliğini konu edinen Bong Joon-ho'nun yönetmiş olduğu Parazit filmi örneklem olarak seçilmiştir. Farklı şartlar altında yaşayan iki aileyi anlatan film, Bourdieu'nun habitus ve sermaye kavramları üzerinden okunmuştur. Çalışmanın sınırlılığını oluşturan habitus ve sermayeyi içermeyen sahneler çalışmanın analizine dahil edilmemiştir. Betimsel analiz yönteminin kullanıldığı bu çalışmada, filmin alt metinlerinin irdelenmesi ile sınıf eşitsizliğinin aslında tüm sermaye türleri ile ilintili olduğunu Parazit filmi üzerinden gösterebilmek amaçlanmaktadır.

This paper examines how cultural capital shapes the ways Turkish women, both religiously covered and not covered, experience their 'presented self' in social interactions. The analysis draws on in-depth interviews conducted as part of a... more

This paper examines how cultural capital shapes the ways Turkish women, both religiously covered and not covered, experience their 'presented self' in social interactions. The analysis draws on in-depth interviews conducted as part of a larger project on embodiment of class in Turkey, using the parts where the interviewees reflect on the repercussions of different clothing and adornment tastes. It approaches clothing as an embodied practice and uses the conceptual tools Bourdieu offers to analyse the link between women's appearance-driven experiences and wider class-cultural processes. Consistent with its theoretical framework, it examines the experiencing of tastes by analysing women's emotions. The analysis demonstrates that, regardless of the volumes of capital they hold, the majority of the sample presume that the 'dressed body' does have value and enhances or limits opportunities, suggesting the relevance of the term 'capital' to refer to such embodied competence, as Bourdieu did. Moreover, some of the emotional responses are found to be more common among culturally cultivated interviewees of both Islamic-leaning and secular fractions while others only appear among those having limited access to cultural and economic resources. Interview excerpts show that the aesthetic categorisations made by the culturally advantaged, regardless of their religious orientation, are internalised by those who suffer from such hierarchies most, highlighting the role of class culture-driven symbolic violence in maintaining inequalities. The material is then contextualised within the class dynamics in Turkey, where self-fashioning has remained a value-laden domain since the beginning of the country's top-to-bottom modernisation. Focusing on how tastes are lived in the everyday, this paper reveals the subtle processes that manifest and reproduce class 2 privileges and calls for an emphasis on the repercussions of embodying particular tastes, which could enhance our understanding of taste, power and cultural exclusion more directly than interrogations of the correlations between taste and class position.

La profession infirmière connait une rapide croissance des effectifs dans tous les pays occidentaux. Avec la multiplication des secteurs extrahospitaliers, l’académisation des formations et l’instauration de hiérarchies propres, cette... more

La profession infirmière connait une rapide croissance des effectifs dans
tous les pays occidentaux. Avec la multiplication des secteurs extrahospitaliers, l’académisation des formations et l’instauration de hiérarchies propres, cette croissance s’accompagne d’un processus de différenciation horizontal autant que vertical. Dans un tel contexte, il convient de restituer les enjeux qui traversent la profession en tenant
compte de l’ensemble de ses secteurs d’activité à l’échelle d’un territoire donné. Une analyse de correspondances multiples et une analyse de classification menées sur un échantillon représentatif d’infirmières de Suisse romande (n = 2 923) permet de dégager un espace infirmier dans lequel sont identifiées quatre fractions : les « dominantes médicales », les « dominées médicales », les « élites infirmières », les « hétérodoxes ».
Chacune de ces fractions se caractérise par des représentations et pratiques spécifiques, que ce soit dans le domaine de la pratique des soins, de la production de savoirs ou encore de la relation avec la profession médicale.