Complete Pierre bourdieu | Thinkers for sociology optional

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most important contemporary thinkers for UPSC Sociology Optional and is extremely useful for adding theoretical depth, interlinkages and sociological value addition to Mains answers. In this lecture, we cover Pierre Bourdieu comprehensively for UPSC Sociology Optional, including his major concepts of Habitus, Field, Economic Capital, Cultural Capital, Social Capital, Symbolic Capital, Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, Doxa, Taste and Social Reproduction. We also understand how different forms of capital can be converted into one another and how Bourdieu explains the reproduction of inequality through education, culture and social institutions. The lecture also discusses Cultural Reproduction, Culture of Excellence, Reflexive Sociology and the major criticisms of Bourdieu from Anthony Giddens, Marxist, Functionalist and Postmodern perspectives. This video will help UPSC aspirants understand how to use Pierre Bourdieu in Sociology Optional answer writing, especially in questions related to education, inequality, class, culture, power, social stratification and reproduction of privilege. Topics covered: Habitus, Field, Forms of Capital, Conversion of Capital, Symbolic Power, Symbolic Violence, Social Reproduction, Cultural Reproduction, Taste, Doxa, Education and Inequality, Reflexive Sociology and Criticisms of Pierre Bourdieu. Ideal for students preparing UPSC Sociology Optional Paper 1, sociological thinkers, contemporary sociological theory and UPSC Mains answer writing.