Pierre Bourdieu

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/pierre-bourdieu

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Pierre Bourdieu born?August 1, 1930
2. When did Pierre Bourdieu die?January 23, 2002 (age 71)
3. Where was Pierre Bourdieu born?Denguin, France
4. What is the academic affiliation?Professor at the Collège de France, directing the Centre for European Sociology
5. Who was Pierre Bourdieu?He was a French sociologist born in 1930 who studied how people learn and fit into society. He helped us understand social class, culture, and power.
6. What is habitus?Habitus is a set of habits and ways of thinking that people learn from their family and community. It shapes how we act and see the world, often without us noticing.

Habitus: A system of durable, transposable dispositions that function as a matrix of perceptions, appreciations, and actions.
Cultural Capital: The accumulation of knowledge, behaviors, and skills that demonstrate one's cultural competence and social status.
Social Field: A structured space of social positions and power relations where agents compete for specific forms of capital.
Symbolic Violence: The imposition of systems of meaning and value by dominant groups, accepted by subordinates as legitimate.