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Class & Economy as Practices of Power : Barbara Ehrenreich

Class & Economy as Practices of Power : Barbara Ehrenreich. Nickel & Dimed. Social Capital. Bourdieu : “the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance or recognition”

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Class & Economy as Practices of Power : Barbara Ehrenreich

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  1. Class & Economy as Practices of Power:Barbara Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed

  2. Social Capital • Bourdieu: “the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalized relationships of mutual acquaintance or recognition” • 2 parts: the relationships that allow resources & the resources themselves • Economic • Social/Cultural • Often reciprocated in form other than received

  3. Three basic functions of social capital • as a source of social control • What are the norms being enforced? • as a source of family support • as a source of benefits through extrafamilial networks • Expansive or truncated, thick or thin

  4. Barbara Ehrenreich • b. 1941 • PhD in cellular immunology • Left-wing journalist & author

  5. What is class? • Wealth & property • But much more: “new money” • Culture • Manners, interests, customs • Opportunities • Travel, education, unpaid internships • Aesthetics • Clothes, music, art, housing & decoration, food, speech • Social capital • Communities, connections, knowledge of how to navigate different worlds

  6. Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/americans-want-to-live-in-a-much-more-equal-country-they-just-dont-realize-it/260639/

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