Bridget Fowler’s work develops the topic of social transformation in Bourdieu’s writing – how it comes about, how it is to be framed theoretically, and who the agents of that change may be. This article continues this important line of thought by looking at one group that (sometimes) does contribute to social transformation. I call this group parvenus: ascendants from lower positions that move into leading positions within various fields. I take the field of science as a specific example. Building on research investigating the motivations of German economics students, I explore, and reflect upon, a distinct characteristic of the parvenu’s habitus: i.e. a tension introduced by exposure to different cultural milieus and influences. The close analysis suggests a more variable definition of the term parvenu, as well as novel ways of social reproduction.

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关于帕尔维努斯、牧师和先知：对（一些）经济学家及其主题的转变的探索


布里奇特·福勒 （Bridget Fowler） 的作品在布迪厄的著作中发展了社会转型的话题——它是如何产生的，如何在理论上构建它，以及这种变革的推动者可能是谁。本文通过观察一个（有时）确实有助于社会转型的群体来延续这一重要思路。我称这个群体为 parvenus：从较低位置上升到各个领域中的领导地位。我以科学领域为例。在对德国经济学学生动机的调查的基础上，我探索并反思了 parvenu 习惯的一个独特特征：即暴露于不同文化环境和影响所带来的紧张感。仔细分析表明，parvenu 一词的定义更加可变，以及新的社会繁殖方式。