According to Pierre Bourdieu, people's taste regarding entertainment and the arts serves as a status-making force or ________ that causes consumption preferences to cluster together.

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Habitus is a concept introduced by Pierre Bourdieu that refers to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that we possess due to our life experiences. Bourdieu argued that our tastes in entertainment and the arts are part of our habitus, serving as a mechanism that differentiates social groups and serves as a marker of social status.

According to Pierre Bourdieu, People's Taste Regarding Entertainment and the Arts