Bourdieu appears to argue that social actors are engaged in a constant battle to dominate each other. Those who do not take part in this game are simply denying what is denied to them. Does Gramsci offer a way out of this double bind?

QUESTION: Bourdieu appears to argue that social actors are engaged in a constant battle to dominate each other. Those who do not take part in this game are simply denying what is denied to them. Does Gramsci offer a way out of this double bind?

Keywords: habitus; classification struggle; cultural capital; misrecognition; hegemony; war of position; ethical state; war of movement; civil society

You are expected to use at least FIVE of these concepts.

You need to address Bourdieu’s Distinction, Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks, and Burawoy’s article on sociological Marxism. You need to refer to specific pages from each. You can also bring in Bourdieu’s Logic of Practice.