The origin of habitus
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Fragment of a discussion from Talk:Structures, Habitus, Practices (Group 10)
I believe that one of the reasons the concept of habitus came about was to explain the reasons for some social scenarios. Like the paper mentioned, people in different classes are exposed to different culture, which makes one group appreciate certain stuff when the other group doesn't. Because habitus is so ingrained in society it makes people think that it was naturally occurring. So the first time this idea of habitus came was when people realized that habitus is actually built through human actions and that there is a reason for its existence. Then people were finally able to understand the idea of habitus as a navigator in social environments.