The Relevance of Bourdieu for Social Work: A Reflection on Obstacles and Omissions

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-379

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

habitus capital field; Marxism; multiculturalism; the state; working class

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249141261     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017307084076     Document Type: Article

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