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SSC Sociology QUESTION #1667
Question 1
Pierre Bourdieu's concept of 'habitus' refers to a set of durable, transposable dispositions that shape perception, thought, and action. Which of the following most precisely captures what habitus describes?
  • The accumulation of culturally valued knowledge and credentials
  • The networks of social relationships that confer advantage
  • Internalized, embodied dispositions that are generated by one's social position and structural conditions✔️
  • The antagonism between competing social classes over economic resources
Correct Answer Explanation
Bourdieu's habitus is a system of durable, transposable dispositions — ways of perceiving, thinking, feeling, and acting — that are acquired through socialization in particular social positions and conditions. It is distinct from cultural capital (knowledge/credentials), social capital (networks), and economic capital (material resources), though all three interact with habitus.