Bourdieu’s theory and the social constructivism of Berger and Luckmann

The paper compares Pierre Bourdieu?s sociological approach with the one developed by Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann. aim of is to identify complementarities incongruences these approaches. main similarity consists in intention ?dialectically? overcome/bridge gap between ?objectivism? ?subjectivism? social theory. Another parallel includes a negative attitude towards relativistic tendencies postmodernism. These authors share thematization of: body as locus influences, centrality language life, functions knowledge, importance power relations. Differences theorizing are attributed different intellectual, theoretical, socio-cultural contexts which scientists operated. divergences theoretical approaches become evident when examines meaning significance attached concepts individuation, structure, action, habitus habitualization, structure relevance relation common-sense scientific knowledge. Finally, there visible difference political views: Bourdieu was critic ?from left,? while Luckmann were self-proclaimed liberal conservatives.