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The material required to write this paper is Distinction by Bourdieu and the film "people like us" (1999). Write an essay no more than 1400 words. The purpose of this assignment is to make connections between Pierre Bourdieu’s theories and contemporary societies. The most successful essays will integrate Bourdieu’s insights into a rich and detailed analysis. Be sure to make explicit references to the course texts, and cite your sources.
Analyze Matt Heid. Analyze the specific challenges of social mobility that this person faces, using Bourdieu’s insights about the dynamics of group identity and distinction. Try to develop a rich and insightful analysis of this person’s place in society. You should be sure to specify various forms of social group identity, habitus, cultural capital, and mechanisms of distinction that are at work there.