S0069 · bourdieu_passeron_1964_inheritors · registry identity
The Inheritors (Les Héritiers)
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Every occurrence, grouped by book and chapter, with the claim it was linked to support and (where the extraction regenerated one) the underlying warrant.
2016 · Why Knowledge Matters
The 1964 book 'The Inheritors' by Bourdieu and Passeron.
direct Pierre Bourdieu argued that French republican education was a device for reproducing existing social stratifications rather than overcoming them.
Warrant (implicit): Sociological analysis of how schools select for 'cultural capital' proves that the intent of a common curriculum is to marginalize the working class.
could fail ifBourdieu's observation of stratification may accurately describe the social outcome without proving that the curriculum itself is the cause or that a child-centered alternative would perform better.
Bourdieu's statistical correlation between university majors and student class background in 1960s France.
direct Bourdieu's analysis of university majors and cultural tastes showed statistically significant correlations with social class.
Warrant (implicit): Statistically significant patterns of consumption and academic preference are reliable indicators of underlying socioeconomic class structures.
could fail ifThe correlation between class and taste may be a result of peer group influence and subcultural trends rather than the transmission of class-based 'cultural capital'.
2020 · How to Educate a Citizen
Historical account of the rise of Pierre Bourdieu and the impact of 'The Inheritors' on French education policy.
direct The 1964 book 'The Inheritors' by Bourdieu and Passeron served as a primary justification and catalyst for the 1968 French student riots.
Warrant (implicit): A theoretical text that identifies social grievances can be identified as the primary catalyst for mass political action and subsequent systemic reform.
could fail ifThe student riots may have been driven by broader global geopolitical trends (Vietnam War, anti-authoritarianism) and economic frustrations rather than the specific arguments in Bourdieu’s sociology.
2024 · The Ratchet Effect
Statistical disparities in university major selection correlated with social class in 1960s France.
direct Bourdieu's claim that equality of opportunity in the French system was a myth was based on class-based statistical disparities in university majors and cultural tastes.
Warrant (implicit): Disparities in choices of study and cultural preferences among different social classes prove that the school system is reproducing existing social hierarchies rather than overcoming them.
could fail ifClass-based disparities in university majors may reflect external labor market incentives and family networking rather than a failure of the K-12 curriculum.
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Bourdieu and Passeron, Les Héritiers (1964)Bourdieu and Passeron, The Inheritors (1964)