[PEN-L:2680] Duke University's literature department

[Michael Perelman]

I confess that in my [pomo] ignorance, I don't even know anything about Bourdieu's
social capital.  If if is of importance, let me know.  I have a brief section in a
new book that I am completing that compares the other forms of social/moral capital.
I would be happy to show you if you are interested.

Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote:


> Michael,
>      Interesting.  But which kind of "social capital" is
> Senior's "moral capital" related to anyway?  That of
> Bourdieu or that of Loury-Coleman-Putnam?
>      And, although the concept may be sort of there, the
> term "social capital" is not.
> Barkley Rosser
> On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:43:40 -0800 Michael Perelman
> <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu> wrote:
>
> > Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote:
> >
> > >      1)  Bourdieu was the first to coin the term "social
> > > capital."
> >
> > According to Senior, England was successful because "the intellectual and moral
> > capital of Great Britain far exceeds all the material capital, not only in
> > importance, but in productiveness" (Senior 1836, p. 134).
> >
> > By the way is David Yaffe, the same fellow that wrote marxists stuff a few
> > decades ago?[
> > --
> >
> > Michael Perelman
> > Economics Department
> > California State University
> > michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
> > Chico, CA 95929
> > 530-898-5321
> > fax 530-898-5901
> >
> >
>
> --
> Rosser Jr, John Barkley
> rosserjb at jmu.edu

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901