A Young Man Decides to Take an Art History Class

question 51

Multiple Choice

A young man decides to take an art history class, a topic in which he has been interested ever since his parents began taking him to museums when he was a child. He believes that art appreciation and knowledge are good qualities to have. What is the term Pierre Bourdieu coined to describe this young man's attitudes about classic art?

• A) bourgeoisie
• B) habitus
• C) social mobility
• D) social reproduction

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