Institutional and everyday manifestations of habitus

Authors

  • Aaron V. Cicourel Universidade de Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-20702007000100009

Keywords:

Habitus, Institutions, Socialization, Symbolic power, Culture, Family interaction

Abstract

The article explores the concept of habitus viewed as a process through which babies and children acquire capacities in their daily practices and experiences of socialization within contexts of family interaction, based on data from surveys conducted in Mexico City and Buenos Aires.

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Published

2007-06-01

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Section

Dossiê - História Social dos Intelectuais Latino-Americanos

How to Cite

Cicourel, A. V. (2007). Institutional and everyday manifestations of habitus . Tempo Social, 19(1), 169-188. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-20702007000100009