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Cultural Symbols

Cultural Symbols

Q 1) How and why is the body used as a symbol in many cultures? Do you have an example from your own culture? 2) Begin a list of the oppositions to be found in Bourdieu's description of "The Berber House". You may post no more than two initially and should check earlier posts so that your group is building a cumulative list. Begin a list of the oppositions to be found in Bourdieu's description of "The Berber House".

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It has been observed that across many culture, body is considered as a symbol. This refers to the idea of perceiving an individual based on the clothes they wear, their demeanor, the way they talk convey a lot about their bent of mind and culture. Due to this reason, body is considered a significant portion of the culture rather a strong ensemble of the agenda and beliefs of a culture. This is the reason for which this perception got a meaning in the society that body is a symbol.