Passeron

Passeron is a surname of French origin. It is primarily found among French-speaking populations and may appear in various regions of France. As a family name, it is most often encountered in academic and cultural contexts in France and other Francophone countries.

Notable people with the surname include Jean-Claude Passeron, a French sociologist recognized for his work in collaboration with Pierre Bourdieu. Together, they made significant contributions to the sociology of education and the study of social reproduction. Their joint works, such as Les Héritiers and La Reproduction, are influential in discussions of how cultural capital and educational systems reproduce social inequality across generations. Passeron’s scholarship has helped shape contemporary sociological approaches to culture, pedagogy, and class dynamics, and he is frequently cited in analyses of education, family background, and social mobility.

In broader usage, Passeron appears in academic references and discussions related to the Bourdieu–Passeron body of work, signaling its association with theories of power, pedagogy, and the transmission of social structures. The surname thus holds a recognized place in French intellectual history, particularly within sociology and related humanities disciplines.