Concepts of Capital

The Commodification of Social Life

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Concepts of Capital by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781351526951
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781351526951
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Borrowing terminology from the economic discipline‘specifically the concept of "capital" has led to an abundance of new terms in the social sciences: human capital, social capital, and cultural capital, to name the most prominent representatives on an ever-growing list. In this interdisciplinary transaction, the concept is borrowed and the original meaning extended until the new concepts often have nothing left in common with their initial referents.Here Jacek Tittenbrun offers a critical analysis of human, social, and cultural capital on the basis of their uses and misuses across a wide range of social sciences, simultaneously revealing the source of conceptual diffusion in the real world. He presents a two-pronged analysis of an intellectual fashion popular in the social sciences and offers a critical analysis of a range of concepts constructed around the common core of "capital." The analysis is innovative, as it is underpinned by a theoretical framework rooted in economic sociology and the concept of ownership in particular. The approach is one of the sociology of knowledge coupled with a substantive critique-application of the given concepts.The volume reveals a range of processes in the real world that account for the conceptual diffusion. The general reader will be drawn to the discussion in the second half of the book, a study of a variety of relatable real life situations that illuminate privatization and commodification in our lives.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Borrowing terminology from the economic discipline‘specifically the concept of "capital" has led to an abundance of new terms in the social sciences: human capital, social capital, and cultural capital, to name the most prominent representatives on an ever-growing list. In this interdisciplinary transaction, the concept is borrowed and the original meaning extended until the new concepts often have nothing left in common with their initial referents.Here Jacek Tittenbrun offers a critical analysis of human, social, and cultural capital on the basis of their uses and misuses across a wide range of social sciences, simultaneously revealing the source of conceptual diffusion in the real world. He presents a two-pronged analysis of an intellectual fashion popular in the social sciences and offers a critical analysis of a range of concepts constructed around the common core of "capital." The analysis is innovative, as it is underpinned by a theoretical framework rooted in economic sociology and the concept of ownership in particular. The approach is one of the sociology of knowledge coupled with a substantive critique-application of the given concepts.The volume reveals a range of processes in the real world that account for the conceptual diffusion. The general reader will be drawn to the discussion in the second half of the book, a study of a variety of relatable real life situations that illuminate privatization and commodification in our lives.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Direct Democracy in the United States by
Cover of the book Urban Decline (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book The Future of the International Monetary System: Change, Coordination of Instability? by
Cover of the book Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema by
Cover of the book Theory of Knowledge by
Cover of the book Sustainable Happiness by
Cover of the book Modern Chinese Parts of Speech by
Cover of the book United Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era by
Cover of the book Women Behind Bars in Romania by
Cover of the book Space and Time in Mediterranean Prehistory by
Cover of the book Nation and Narration by
Cover of the book Freight Forwarding and Multi Modal Transport Contracts by
Cover of the book Philosophy in the Time of Economic Crisis by
Cover of the book Health and Safety: Risk Management by
Cover of the book Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy