For this discussion, I want to hear from you about the linkages you observed between Armstrong & Hamilton’s account of the relationship between social class, college social networks, and college outcomes in their chapter, “The Floor,” and the classical theories of Durkheim, Goffman, and Bourdieu. I’ve offered some initial themes you might find relevant for each theorist below:
Durkheim: In what ways does Armstrong and Hamilton’s account of the social experience of college life and the inequalities it creates relate to Durkheim’s ideas about solidarity, social integration, and anomie?
Goffman: What relationships do you see between the college women Armstrong and Hamilton describe and Goffman’s ideas about the presentation of self?
Bourdieu: How do Armstrong and Hamilton’s findings relate to Bourdieu’s ideas about the habitus, cultural capital, and the rigidity of the class structure?
Please post your thoughts on the relationship between Armstrong & Hamilton and two of these three classical theorists below.
