Social Science Homework Help

Based upon the readings concerning the work of Pierre Bourdieu, please address the following: a) define his concept of “habitus,” specifically citing your reading material, and give at least ONE example of this important concept; b) explain the role that habitus plays in creating inequality (economic, political, social, etc.) between people in society; c) give one example recently covered in the news media (within the last year or so), that demonstrates how the accumulation of “cultural capital” can be used to benefit a person, OR, how a lack of cultural capital can harm a person.