Based upon our readings concerning the work of Pierre Bourdieu, please address the following: a) define his concept of "habitus," specifically citing your reading material, and give at least ONE example of this important concept; b) explain the role that habitus plays in creating inequality (economic, political, social, etc.) between people in society; c) give one example recently covered in the news media (within the last year or so), that demonstrates how the accumulation of "cultural capital" can be used to benefit a person, OR, how a lack of cultural capital can harm a person.
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Based upon our readings concerning the work of Pierre Bourdieu, ple.docx
1. Based upon our readings concerning the work of Pierre
Bourdieu, please address the following: a) define his concept of
"habitus," specifically citing your reading material, and give at
least ONE example of this important concept; b) explain the
role that habitus plays in creating inequality (economic,
political, social, etc.) between people in society; c) give one
example recently covered in the news media (within the last
year or so), that demonstrates how the accumulation of
"cultural capital" can be used to benefit a person, OR, how a
lack of cultural capital can harm a person.
