http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/24/in-praise-of-pierre-bour
dieu
In praise of
Pierre Bourdieu
His analysis of the role of education in the reproduction of social
inequality challenges Nick Clegg's belief that he was 'lucky' in life
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 24 May 2012 22.05 BST
Pierre Bourdieu's analysis of the role of education in the reproduction of
social inequality challenges Nick Clegg's belief that he was "lucky" in
life. Luck, says the French sociologist, has nothing to do with it. Just 10
years after his death, Mr Bourdieu's work is already a classic to rank
alongside Foucault or Lacan. The recent publication of his courses at the
Collège de France has put his name back into the headlines. In contrast to
those who trumpet self-determination, Mr Bourdieu focuses on the forces
which shape an individual. If Mr Clegg really wants to "factor social
mobility into the education system", he must recognise that the difference
between success and failure is not luck but the ways in which social
inequalities repeat themselves. The role of government is to break this
vicious circle not to reinforce it. The drastic shrinking of the state is
hardly the way to remedy what Mr Clegg called an absolute scandal.
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