Based on Documentary
Race:Power of illusion episode 3
answer the following questions :
1. Hows does Pierre Bourdieu define “habitus” ? could America’s legal and social framework depicted in the documentary- about race from habitus? Give 3 examples to support your thesis and discuss how the examples contribute to formation of habitus.
2. In the documentary “race”, how does america define race in the early part of 20th century, e.g. the case of takya in 1922?hows does the court that rules on the takya use science to promulgate their opinion?
3. How does the documentary define america’s housing policy ; what were the benchmark programs that define who got mortgages? could these programs help to define habitus? if so how?
