Tracing Variations within "Rural Habitus": An Explanation of Why Young Men Stay or Leave Isolated Rural Towns in Southwest Queensland

Autor/in	Funnell, Robert
Titel	Tracing Variations within "Rural Habitus": An Explanation of Why Young Men Stay or Leave Isolated Rural Towns in Southwest Queensland
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 29 (2008) 1, S.15-24 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
Schlagwörter	Educational Research; Labor Market; Rural Areas; Males; Place of Residence; Interviews; Rural Farm Residents; Agricultural Occupations; Geographic Location; Occupational Aspiration; Rural Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Wohnort; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Australien
Abstract	An explanation is presented about what keeps young men in isolated rural areas. The purpose is to contribute a concrete analysis of habitus as used in educational research. Inadequacies in application of the term are demonstrated in research conducted on school and work by the author in a rural town. An analysis of changes from labour-intensive work on grazing properties and practices of kangaroo and pig hunting are linked to a form of capital to demonstrate proof of a man's ability as a good worker. A form of "rural habitus" is illustrated in an interview with a young man about to enter the workforce. It is argued that dispositions to working on rural properties and in the bush have become enduring forms of capital. They are resistant to school capital and the means through which young men prove their worth as adults in changing rural labour markets. (Contains 5 notes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10