: This is the central mechanism of domination. It is a "gentle," invisible form of power exerted through communication and cognition, where the dominated unwittingly accept their own subordination as "natural".
Bourdieu identifies several key social "machines" that reproduce this order across generations: Pierre Bourdieu's Masculine Domination - Project MUSE La Domination masculine
: Gender is a "sexually characterized habitus"—a set of deeply embedded dispositions in the body (somatization) that dictate how individuals walk, look, and act. : This is the central mechanism of domination
Bourdieu uses his core sociological toolkit to explain how gender power dynamics operate: La Domination masculine