Download or read book Sociology in Question written by Professor Pierre Bourdieu and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-11-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The works of Pierre Bourdieu occupy a central place in the current development of world sociology. This volume offers an accessible but challenging introduction to Bourdieu's ideas. In a series of discussions, lectures and interviews, the range of Bourdieu's ideas is laid out and its relation to other disciplines and other sociological schools is explored. The issues developed include the sociology of culture, leisure and taste; the intrinsic reflexivity of social science; and the role of language in society and social sciences.