Habitus of Sociology teachers: pertinent elements of sociological reading

Authors

  • Marcelo Cigales Universidade de Brasília
  • Luca Fonseca Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2022.58.2.03

Keywords:

Teaching of Sociology, Habitus, Teacher training

Abstract

The article aims to understand the teaching practices and challenges in Sociology, based on an online questionnaire answered by 27 Sociology teachers of Basic Education in the Federal District of Brazil. The theoretical framework uses Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of habitus to question whether there would be a set of practices and representations incorporated through the degree courses in Social Sciences, visible from the pedagogical practice after entering the labor market. Based on the analysis of four elements: a) socio-professional characteristics; b) perception of training; c) pedagogical practices and; d) teaching challenges; it was possible to highlight characteristics that show a teaching habitus in sociology connected to a bachelor’s degree structure in the area. We hypothesize that undergraduate courses are still not very autonomous, which makes it difficult to create symbolic rules for legitimizing a sociology teaching habitus built from their structures.

Author Biographies

Marcelo Cigales, Universidade de Brasília

Doutor em Sociologia Política pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professor do Departamento de Sociologia e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia da Universidade de Brasília. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa “Laboratório de Ensino de Sociologia Lélia Gonzalez”.

Luca Fonseca, Universidade de Brasília

Graduado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade de Brasília.

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Published

2023-02-17

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (2022): Maio/Agosto

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