Bourdieu (1977) Habitus, therefore, is a fusion of tangible/intangible, because it is partly physical, partly perceptual and it consists of practical dispositions, which are learnt by watching (perception), judging (appreciation) and doing (action): What are the sociological effects which the concepts of langue and parole, or competence and perfor- It is a way of being. Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Social Science Information 1977 16: 645 Pierre Bourdieu ... 1977, pp. First, Bourdieu is looking at habitus as a habitual state, not a habit. The chapter provides a critical description of Bourdieu’s three key concepts namely, the habitus, field and capital utilised in the book. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. This structured mode of perceiving and appreciating the lived world thus leads to specific behaviors that serve to reproduce the structural frames that first informed habitus. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood. Being involves relationships with others and the environments we are part of. generativity of habitus (Bourdieu, 1977: 72, 78; 1990: 53). Second, ‘being’ (and habitus) are relational concepts. It largely draws on Bourdieu's fieldwork in Algeria. 23-25) and the social conditions of the production and, espe-cially, the circulation of its fundamental concepts. Pierre Bourdieu's 1972 Outline of a Theory of Practice is a sociological treatise (translated to English in 1977). (Bourdieu 1972|1977: 214, n l) There are five things to note here.