Boike Rehbein and Social Inequality Studies in Southeast Asia
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Social inequality is a research issue that has been pervasively explored using different theories and concepts. Moreover, this issue has been analyzed by applying indexes, political economy and specific cultural contexts to explain the specific circumstance related to a specific area. Over the past 15 years, Professor Dr. Boike Rehbein shared the knowledge and methods he had developed to study social inequality in different countries by applying Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts about capital and habitus to explain the reproduction of the inequality through the historical approach and social structure in a specific area. His methods are flexible and have influenced many scholars and students. They have sought to apply his methods to their studies flexibly and systematically. This article aimd to 1) contribute to the knowledge about social inequality in Southeast Asia by applying the research approaches and the contributions to the field of study of Professor Rehbein and 2) illustrate how his methods can be used to study inequality.
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