Bourdieu, Foucault, and Post-1970s Developments — Quiz

Which of the following best describes Bourdieu's concept of habitus?

In *Discipline and Punish*, what does Foucault argue the panopticon represents beyond its function as a prison design?

What methodological technique did Bourdieu use to produce spatial maps of social space from large-sample survey data on tastes and practices?

Habermas's *Theory of Communicative Action* distinguishes communicative action from strategic action. Which of the following correctly characterizes this distinction?

According to the topic, what does bibliometric data from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries show about Foucault's citation record?

Which of the following is identified in the topic as a key criticism of the governmentality research program as it has developed?

In Bourdieu's account of the French education system in *Reproduction*, what is the primary mechanism by which schooling reproduces class inequality?

What is the core analytical claim of actor-network theory (ANT) as developed by Bruno Latour?

Explain what Bourdieu means by the 'reflexivity' of the sociologist and why he considers it a methodological requirement.

What does Foucault mean by the 'archaeology of knowledge' and in which early works does he deploy it?

What does the topic mean when it says that post-1970 sociology is characterized by 'theoretical pluralism' rather than 'paradigm dominance'?

Compare and contrast Bourdieu's and Foucault's approaches to the relationship between power and the production of subjects. In your answer, discuss at least two specific concepts or works from each thinker and consider what each approach illuminates and what it leaves in shadow.