In class we talked about the
difference between habitat and habitus. Through the discussion we concluded
that habitat is a place of dwelling and habitus is a way of dwelling. From what
I understand habitus are social norms that are instilled in us. The belief of
society influences how we perceive a place. For example in the western society
cemeteries invoke fear, because of the stories of ghosts, zombies. Western
culture looks at spirit afterlife as something horrible. However in other
culture afterlife is celebrated. In Mexican culture for example the day of the
dead is celebrated. The families honor the dead by having a party at their
graves.
There are many other examples of
social norms that we have adopted in our culture. For example people don’t talk
to each other when they are in the elevator or on the subway because they have
been warned that you can’t trust strangers. So people don’t normally strike up
conversation with people next to them. This is mainly influenced idea of
society and how the society perceives people they don’t know.
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