The Role of Cultural Capital on Profession Choices of Academicians
The social origin, academic background, social and cultural capital of an academician in an academic game, affect his/her adaptation strategies, which are necessary within academia. That is to say, the differences inthe practice of developing strategies to help better play the game and minimize the...
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| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Economy Culture and Society |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2DA043364BA1445A998E5506051A2D76 |
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| Summary: | The social origin, academic background, social and cultural capital of an academician in an academic game, affect his/her adaptation strategies, which are necessary within academia. That is to say, the differences inthe practice of developing strategies to help better play the game and minimize the obstacles it faces are due to distinctions of cultural capital. The impact of cultural capital on the actor also affects the process of an actor’s inclusion in the game. In this study, the effects of the cultural capital levels (root cultural capital) that academicians have before they are included in the academy game will be analyzed. Cultural capital inherited from the family gains importance in determining professional preferences. In this study, in light of the data obtained from in-depth interviews conducted with thirty-five academicians from different academic generations and root cultural capital levels, we tried to reveal why, and under what conditions, they prefer academics as a profession. In this study, multiple methods, and one of the qualitative research methods, were used. As a result of the research, it is seen that the root cultural capital level determines the choices of the academic actor at two levels. At this point, the motivation behind the choices of the academic actor towards the profession is categorized as “earning his/her keep” and “enjoy life” |
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| ISSN: | 2645-8772 |