The Social Construction of the US Academic Elite: A Mixed Methods Study of Two Disciplines

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Stephanie Beyer (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)

The Social Construction of the US Academic Elite

A Mixed Methods Study of Two Disciplines

Stephanie Beyer (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)

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Routledge
06 September 2021

Research methods: general; Sociology: work & labour; Universities

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

This book explores the stark stratification and struggles over classifications in US academia from a relational perspective, looking beyond material differences and tracing its roots to symbolic power relations. Based on a mixed methods study drawing on both interview and quantitative data, it offers an account of the workings of academia, shedding light on the structures that permit elite departments to define categories and impose legitimate scientific definitions, to which the non-elite must adhere. With a focus on two scientific disciplines, the author shows how the translation of objective structures into mental structures establishes a relationship of power with regard to the definition of scientific categories, thus determining access to resources and opportunities to participate and move within the academic field. A study of the unequal intrusion of economic logics into the academic domain, this volume will appeal to scholars, policy makers and institutional leaders with interests in higher education, inequality within science, academic careers, power relationships and competition in the academy.

By: Stephanie Beyer (Leibniz Universität Hannover Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367568566
ISBN 10: 036756856X
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 06 September 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Richard Münch Introduction 1. The stratification and economization of academia and its consequences 2. A relational approach to the social 3. The reconstruction of two US academic fields 4. Tracing trajectories through the academic field 5. Structured narratives Conclusion Appendix Notes

Stephanie Beyer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Center for Science and Society, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany.