Quote by: Pierre Bourdieu

Symbolic violence is violence wielded with tacit complicity between its victims and its agents, insofar as both remain unconscious of submitting to or wielding it.


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Author Bio


  • NamePierre Bourdieu
  • DescriptionFrench sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
  • AliasesPierre Felix Bourdieu; Practice
  • BornAugust 1, 1930
  • DiedJanuary 23, 2002
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Sociologist; Anthropologist; Publisher; Essayist; Writer
  • AwardsCNRS Gold Medal