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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-434 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Sociological Theory |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |