Publications

Publication details [#1335]

Bernstein, Basil. 1964. Elaborated and restricted codes: Their social origins and some consequences. American Anthropologist 66 (6-2) : 55–69.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

restricted vs. elaborated code | social class

Annotation

An attempt to show how two general coding systems and their variants emerge from the structure of social relations. The relevant dimensions created by the different coding systems are explored.