HABITUS AND SOCIAL BODY: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE BODY IN PIERRE BOURDIEU’S SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

Authors

  • Cristina Carta Cardoso de Medeiros Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.13430

Keywords:

social body, sociological theory, habitus, Pierre Bourdieu.

Abstract

This paper has as a goal to discuss how the reflections about the body are present in Pierre Bourdieu’s sociological theory, articulating the concept of habitus and the social construction of the body. This link can be found in Bourdieu’s works in which he analyzes the incorporated dispositions, the body schema, the movements, the techniques and the uses of the body. It was also observed that Bourdieu reflects about the theme linking it in three axes, namely the body as a place of practical sense, the body as a manifestation of habitus and body as an investment of power and domination. This understanding helps in the use of the theoretical framework of analysis developed by the sociologist to investigate the socialization process, becoming an important conceptual tool.

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Author Biography

Cristina Carta Cardoso de Medeiros, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Mestre e Doutora em Educação pela UFPR. Professora Adjunto do Departamento de Educação Física da UFPR. Professora colaboradora no PPGEF/UFPR. Pesquisadora do CEPELS (Centro de Pesquisas em Esporte, Lazer e Sociedade. Áreas de estudo: Dança, Sociologia da Educação, Sociologia do Esporte, Teoria Sociológica de Pierre Bourdieu.

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Published

2011-01-12

How to Cite

CARTA CARDOSO DE MEDEIROS, C. HABITUS AND SOCIAL BODY: REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE BODY IN PIERRE BOURDIEU’S SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 1, p. 281–300, 2011. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.13430. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/13430. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

Issue

v. 17, n. 1, jan./mar. 2011

Section

Essays

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