Quote by Pierre Bourdieu: “Habitus is a system of dispositions. It is a 'sense of one's place'.”

Bourdieu defines habitus as the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and ways of acting that individuals acquire through their experiences and social environment. It shapes our perception of the world and our position within it, often unconsciously guiding our actions and choices.

As sociological thought moved beyond structuralism, Bourdieu's concept of habitus offered a dynamic way to understand the interplay between individual agency and social structures, influencing how people perceived their own social mobility.

French sociologist whose concepts of social capital, cultural capital, and habitus transformed twentieth-century sociology. His 1979 work Distinction remains one of the most influential sociological analyses of how class reproduces itself through culture and taste.