Desire, need and reality: Education and professionalization of elite groups in Brazil

The objective of this paper is to report a study carried out at three Brazilian universities addressing only production engineering undergraduate courses. We sought to locate agents that had the same professional education to identify their different social positions, struggles, and disputes. The re...

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Published in:Ciências sociais UNISINOS 2018-01, Vol.54 (1), p.10-20
Main Authors: Martins, Thais Joi, Donadone, Julio Cesar
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Bourdieu, Pierre (1930-2002)
College students
Colleges & universities
Cultural capital
economic sociology
Education
Engineering
Engineers
Hypotheses
Middle class
occupation and education
pierre bourdieu's sociology
Private schools
Process engineering
Professionalization
Small business
Social classes
social reproduction
Sociology
Students
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Summary:The objective of this paper is to report a study carried out at three Brazilian universities addressing only production engineering undergraduate courses. We sought to locate agents that had the same professional education to identify their different social positions, struggles, and disputes. The reason is based on the hypothesis that the students enrolled in the same university course, such as a prestigious engineering university course, are marked by different trajectories that may depend on symbolic capitals (cultural and economic) and the social origin and life trajectory of these students and of future graduates.
ISSN:1519-7050
2177-6229
DOI:10.4013/csu.2018.54.1.02