Etymology

cleft habitus

Today it means: A sense of dislocation experienced when one's life conditions change drastically, for example through social mobility. Full definition →

French habitus clivé
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  1. French · calque ofhabitus clivé
  2. English todaycleft habitus

Calque of French habitus clivé, coined by French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu.

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