This article deals with the potentials in the use of Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus in the analysis of professional practices. After recounting the use of habitus in Bourdieu's contributions to sociology of work, the essay presents the findings of an empirical study on the professional practices in the corporate communication field. The article shows how, on the one hand, the concept of habitus helps to explain the logics of action in work contexts overcoming the objectivist-subjectivist antinomy; on the other, it unveils the tacit dimension of 'communication skills' emerging from the relationship between agent's dispositions and the social structure of professional field. Finally, agent's reflexivity is problematized in order to highlight how the individual agency might matter in professional practices.

«Habitus» e pratiche professionali: il caso dei comunicatori di impresa

De Feo, Antonietta
2016-01-01

Abstract

This article deals with the potentials in the use of Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus in the analysis of professional practices. After recounting the use of habitus in Bourdieu's contributions to sociology of work, the essay presents the findings of an empirical study on the professional practices in the corporate communication field. The article shows how, on the one hand, the concept of habitus helps to explain the logics of action in work contexts overcoming the objectivist-subjectivist antinomy; on the other, it unveils the tacit dimension of 'communication skills' emerging from the relationship between agent's dispositions and the social structure of professional field. Finally, agent's reflexivity is problematized in order to highlight how the individual agency might matter in professional practices.
2016
Communication professionals; Habitus; Pierre Bourdieu; Professional practices; Tacit knowledge; Sociology and Political Science
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
0486-0349-26137-4.pdf

Solo gestori archivio

Tipologia: versione editoriale
Dimensione 176.42 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
176.42 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11584/236414
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 2
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact