Does habitus matter a comparative review of bourdieu's habitus and simon's bounded rationality with some implications for economic sociology

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Abstract

In this article, I revisit Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus and contrast it with Herbert Simon's notion of bounded rationality. Through a discussion of the literature of economic sociology on status and Fligstein's political-cultural approach, I argue that this concept can be a source of fresh insights into empirical problems. I find that the greater the change in the social environment, the more salient the benefits of using habitus as a tool to analyze agents' behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-434
Number of pages16
JournalSociological Theory
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

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