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The production of salt based people still supports most of the national salt needs today, but one of the salt production centers whose existence is threatened is the salt production in Surabaya. The salt production in Surabaya relies on mantongan salt production workers from Madura as the spearhead production. It is because the natives of Surabaya do not want to work in agro complex sectors (agriculture, maritime affairs and fisheries, and livestock). It causes the natural conversion, because it is considered as the thing without economy impact. Therefore its existence is threatened. This research aims to describes the formation of habitus so it creates the social practice of the the relationship between boss and mantongan. The method which will be used is qualitative method by critical explanative approach. Whereas the theory used is Pierre Bourdieu-s social practice about habitus and the arena of cultural production. The result of this research is the arena of salt production still shows the tendency of symbolic power. Habitus in salt based people production is still formed by Doksa and mantongans have no power. They need the boss- help. Bordieus-s concept about the Heterodoksa relationship usually happens in the low structure condition, contrary to the social condition of the mantongan community. The relationship between the boss and mantongan has not worked fairly and it shows the tendency of symbolic power from stereotype formed.