Barrington Moore’s scientific contributions

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Publications (1)


Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
  • Article

September 1986

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223 Reads

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11,428 Citations

British Journal of Sociology

Brian Longhurst

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Pierre Bourdieu

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Barrington Moore

Citations (1)


... Pierre Bourdieu, one of the founders of social capital theory, defined the concept as "the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to… membership in a group -which provides each of its members with the backing of the collectivity owned capital" (1986: 249). Bourdieu's work (e.g., Bourdieu, 1984Bourdieu, , 1986Bourdieu & Wacquant, 1992) has also been credited with the introduction the "network view" of social capital. This view was further elaborated by Granovetter (1983) who introduced such notions as bridging and bonding social capital. ...

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Peer Networks, Generational Status and Achievement of American Adolescents
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
  • Citing Article
  • September 1986

British Journal of Sociology