four central features of habitus.5 First, habitus is acquired. No one is born with a habitus. It must be learned over time. Second, habitus is beneath the level of consciousness. Habitus is made up of the mental structures from which people make their decisions, particularly consumptive decisions of taste. We do not consciously have habitus. It is the unconscious set of principles that one uses to reason, forming opinions that seem natural from one’s perspective. Third, habitus varies by social location and trajectory. Habitus is not the same for everyone across a culture. Rather, different
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