{"product_id":"social-status-and-cultural-consumption-hardback-9780521194464","title":"Social Status and Cultural Consumption (Hardback) 9780521194464","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Status and Cultural Consumption\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this volume, leading scholars from around the world examine the social stratification of arts and culture in contemporary society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTak Wing Chan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521194464, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'This volume edited by Tak Wing Chan reflects an ambitious effort to put some flesh on theories of cultural consumption in a truly comparative context. Its geographical scope is as impressive as its innovative and meticulous treatment of empirical data. The book presents an important step towards a much needed synthesis in understanding the intricate relationship between lifestyles, cultural tastes, and social inequality.' Virág Molnár, The George Washington University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow does cultural hierarchy relate to social hierarchy? Do the more 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 Zygmunt 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Social status and cultural consumption Tak Wing Chan and John H. Goldthorpe\u003cbr\u003e 2. The social status scale: its construction and properties Tak Wing Chan\u003cbr\u003e 3. Social stratification and musical consumption: highbrow-middlebrow in the United States Arthur S. Alderson, Isaac Heacock and Azamat Junisbai\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bourdieu's legacy and the class-status debate on cultural consumption: musical consumption in contemporary France Philippe Coulangeon and Yannick Lemel\u003cbr\u003e 5. Social status and public cultural consumption: Chile in comparative perspective Florencia Torche\u003cbr\u003e 6. Social stratification and cultural participation in Hungary: a post-communist pattern of consumption? Erzsébet Bukodi\u003cbr\u003e 7. Status, class, and culture in the Netherlands Gerbert Kraaykamp, Koen van Eijck and Wout Ultee\u003cbr\u003e 8. Social stratification of cultural consumption across three domains: music\u003cbr\u003e theatre, dance and cinema, and the visual arts Tak Wing Chan and John H. Goldthorpe\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion Tak Wing Chan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e], Cultural studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cultural studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cultural%20studies%20%5BJFC%5D%22\"\u003eJFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006914089240,"sku":"9780521194464","price":80.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521194464i_7dce0a3a-c409-4395-89c9-c3c737f0c1c6.jpg?v=1691373742","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-status-and-cultural-consumption-hardback-9780521194464","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}