Give an example of how your habitus shapes your interactions. Compare the symbolic interactionists idea that interactions are not predetermined to Bourdieu’s notion that we embody our class position which then shapes our ideas and behaviors.

They are constructed through language, words, and communication, and differ from context to context and culture to culture. As a simple example of symbolic interactionism, the word “dog” might evoke a fuzzy, heart-warming emotion in someone who has had mostly friendly experiences with dogs.

How is it different from the symbolic interactionist view of society social interaction?

The objective structure of a society is less important in the symbolic interactionist view than how subjective, repeated, and meaningful interactions between individuals create society. Thus, society is thought to be socially constructed through human interpretation.