State Policy in the Reality of the Culture of the Unemployed as the Structure of Poverty: Based on Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Fields Cover Image

Polityka państwa w realiach kultury bezrobotnych jako subkultury ubóstwa. Na bazie koncepcji teorii pól Pierre’a Bourdieu
State Policy in the Reality of the Culture of the Unemployed as the Structure of Poverty: Based on Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Fields

Author(s): Dorota Konopka
Subject(s): Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, Public Administration, Public Law
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: sociology; labour market policy; culture of the unemployent; marginalization social exclusion; unemployment / bezrobocie;

Summary/Abstract: The article links the prospect of theoretical research on the culture of the unemployed with the achievements of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, including the theory of fields (le champ), which is one of the key categories of his theory. A reflexive analysis of P. Bourdieu’s theoretical concepts is helpful to explain the reasons for marginalization and exclusion on the example of long-term unemployment. Theoretical analysis showed that the reasons for marginalization lie not only in the entities subject to marginalization,but also are conditioned by general social changes, the social structure of a given country. Bourdieu’s analyses are a good basis for programming public policy, the aim of which is to limit the social and economic effects of permanent unemployment.

  • Issue Year: 17/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-62
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English, Polish