What does Bourdieu mean by habitus in the most simple terms?
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He just meant that we internalize the enviroment we were raised/socialized in. Habitus can be explained as the comfort we feel when surrounded by the familiar. For example, if you were raised in a low income household, you internalize the culture associated with that kind of life, you feel at home, and you are able to easily navigate situations pertaining to that kind of life. Now imagine you get invited to a fancy dinner. That is not your habitus, you did not have contact with the upper class culture, so you might feel lost by not knowing certain social expectations surrounding an event like that. You do not feel at home at a fancy dinner, because it is not your habitus.
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