Social status and cultural consumption:

Leading scholars from around the world examine the social stratification of arts and culture in contemporary society.

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Other Authors: Chan, Tak Wing 1964- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2010
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Leading scholars from around the world examine the social stratification of arts and culture in contemporary society.
Item Description:"How does cultural hierarchy relate to social hierarchy? Do themore advantaged consume 'high' culture, while the less advantaged consume popular culture? Or has cultural consumption in contemporary societies become individualised to such a degree that there is no longer any social basis for cultural consumption? Leading scholars from the UK, the USA, Chile, France, Hungary and the Netherlands systematically examine the social stratification of arts and culture. They evaluate the 'class-culture homology argument' of Pierre Bourdieu and Herbert Gans; the 'individualisation arguments' of Anthony Giddens, Ulrich Beck and Zymunt Bauman; and the 'omnivore-univore argument' of Richard Peterson. They also demonstrate that, consistent with Max Weber's class-status distinction, cultural consumption, as a key element of lifestyle, is stratified primarily on the basis of social status rather than by social class"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XV, 273 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:9780521194464

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