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Habitus And The Labor Of Representation Among Elite Professionals, Elisabeth Brooke Harrington
Habitus And The Labor Of Representation Among Elite Professionals, Elisabeth Brooke Harrington
Brooke Harrington
This paper reports findings from an 8-year study of the embodiment, acquisition, and consequences
of habitus in the wealth management profession. The study contributes in three ways to the ongoing
effort to apply Bourdieu’s theories to contemporary professional service work. First, it sheds light on
the agency of individual practitioners in manifesting habitus, including the avoidance of certain behaviors
in interactions with clients and peers. Second, it looks in greater depth at the process of acquiring
habitus through work experiences, particularly among those who come to the profession
without a suitable primary habitus; the findings suggest that having a fragmented …