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Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis
Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education
  • Tangela Blakely Reavis
SMC Author
Tangela Blakely Reavis
Status
Faculty
School
Kalmanovitz School of Education
Department
Multi
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Editor
Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Jamila Lee-Johnson, Ashley N. Gaskew
Publisher/Venue
New York, NY: Routledge
Description/Abstract

Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of social reproduction is appropriate for understanding persistent inequality in the American education system. It provides a deeper consideration of the larger social inequalities and potential for reproduction of these inequalities that may influence outcomes, actions, and experiences. This chapter describes the theoretical concepts in Bourdieu’s social reproduction theory and outlines a technique that includes the ways one might apply that theory in qualitative data analysis. I do this as a way to better connect the data to larger social issues—in this case, to show inequality between schools.

Scholarly
Yes
Peer Reviewed
1
ISBN
9781138067004
Disciplines
Original Citation

Reavis, T. B. (2018). Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis. In Winkle-Wagner, R., Lee-Johnson J., Gaskew, A. (Eds.), Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education. New York, NY: Routledge.

Citation Information
Tangela Blakely Reavis. "Illuminating systemic inequality in education: Using Bourdieu in critical qualitative data analysis" Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tangela-reavis/8/