Reading Bourdieu: Changing practice

The Price of Communication – on reading Bourdieu

In a recent work by Bourdieu, Language & Symbolic Power, an interesting attempt has been made to explain some of the dynamics of language with a socio-economic theory. The findings identify one strong outer force for language change.

Discourse as practice: from Bourdieu to Brandom

This paper investigates Robert Brandom’s programme of logical expressivism and in the process attempts to clarify his use of the term practice, by means of a detailed comparison with the works of sociologist and anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu. It turns out that the two scholars have a number of concerns in common, including the means by which core practices can be amalgamated into more sophisti...

Changing Practice

Practice uncertainty: changing perceptions.

Practice uncertainty is inevitable in health care, and there are many contextual factors that can lead to either good or bad outcomes for patients and health care providers. Practice uncertainty is not a well-established concept in the literature, perhaps because of the predominant empirical paradigm and the high value placed on certainty within current health care culture. This study was condu...

Changing trends in practice.

Occupational therapists are involved in delivering their services within a very complex health care environment and it is essential to understand the implications of the health care system in planning and implementing occupational therapy services. This month's column gives the occupational therapist a perspective on the health system and should be a guide for all clinicians and educators in lo...