Habitus By Bourdieu: A Personal Analysis

According to Bourdieu, habitus is what determines the way we perceive or judge society’s actions based on how the world structures social worlds. The way in which we grow up forms our experiences and judgement.1 In today’s society, success and failure are determined based on a person’s education, economic, and class status. Therefore, it can be concluded that in a household, the more you accomplish, the more likely you will be seen as successful and accepted into society. Throughout my memo, I will be explaining how doxa was affected in my disruption by the beliefs each individual involved has, and the effect of both habitus and doxa. As Bourdieu states it, doxa is the innate attitudes we have in our daily lives, and the beliefs we project through our perception of the world. For example, I am first generation who is attending college. I grew up seeing my parents and other family members struggle to get a job, therefore, I decided to commit to my studies. I didn’t want to struggle the same way my family has, so I was determined to overcome that barrier they had to …show more content…
School conversations are usually with family members, everyone likes to compare the success of their kids. Since I have never had to tell something serious about my ‘future,’ I will first approach my disruption by telling every person I have something to talk about and make it a serious subject. My dad was in shock at first, but very calmed. He thought something was going on in my life that made me take such serious change. In his words, “I never expected to hear those words from you.” In addition, he told me that if I didn’t want to be in school that he would support my decision. However, he told me I needed to generate money, but would still support me. Also, he kept insisting that he never thought I would be having that conversation with