标题：Estudos sociais da infância: discutindo a constituição de um campo a luz de Bourdieu (Childhood social studies: discussing the constitution of a feld in the light of Bourdieu)
其他标题：Estudos sociais da infância: discutindo a constituição de um campo a luz de Bourdieu (Childhood social studies: discussing the constitution of a feld in the light of Bourdieu)
摘要：Abstract This article seeks to draw upon Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of the scientific feld in order to better understand the emergence of childhood social studies. This feld views children as actors with signifcant participation in the construction of history and culture, and childhood as a social construction and also as a structural category subordinate in society. By means of a theoretical essay, the ruptures and paradigmatic changes relating to three important felds – anthropology, psychology and sociology, all of which encompass the study of children and the childhood – will be emphasized. The panoramic presentation of dominant trends in these areas and aspects that were the subject to criticism from researchers of childhood social studies will allow differences between traditional paradigms and emerging ones to be illuminated, whilst also allowing for common and shared influences between one feld and another to be observed. It is argued here that reflecting on a scientifc object is breaking away from common sense (established by speeches over time) and socially accepted scientific representations. The article concludes by proposing that the theory of scientific felds provides a productive feld for analyzing the development of childhood social studies. In this regard, other studies which aim to follow up on the discussions presented here are suggested.
