habitus
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Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
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the consumptive habitus
According to Bourdieu, habitus refers to the social context within which a social actor is socialized.
Assessment of posture and body habitus is the next step.
At convert, the juvenile krill resembles the habitus of the adults.
Pierre Bourdieu argued that the reproduction of the social structure results from the habitus of individuals (Bourdieu, 1987).
General habitus and shape of body and face, as well as sex hormone levels, are similar in prepubertal male and female children.