CMNS 323W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intercultural Competence, Social Capital
13 Apr 2019
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Taste reproduces value of world-class taste and upper-class taste. Habitus is bigger than lifestyle-- it takes a material form. Structures how we see and respond to the world-- the way we act and respond to houses. We don"t have our own dispositions, shared with ppl with similar background. Our dispositions are associated with culture, ethnicity, education, association. Habitus is acquired and learned form other-- from parents, professions, subculture experiences (e. x. music we listen to) Habitus shapes how we experience the world, our actions. Habitus is determined by class backgrounds, opportunities, education, social affiliation. It"s a feeling, active, from a generative social structure. By creating habitus is creating social structure and vice versa. Suggests that we"re shaped by our social world and we give shape to the social world. Social relations are given the power to generate certain attitudes. Concrete in our lives-- consumer culture generates our habitus, to express our values. In turn to give shape to our social world.
