Culture, Class, Distinction
Culture, Class, Distinction by Tony Bennett, published by Routledge in 2009, is a significant contribution to discussions surrounding cultural capital and its connection to modern inequalities. This edition spans 311 pages and is presented in English. The book draws on a national study of cultural practices in contemporary Britain, revisiting Bourdieu’s foundational work on the interplay between culture and class while incorporating insights from ongoing debates.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the relationships between class, gender, and ethnicity, as well as an exploration of various cultural consumption practices, including music, film, and literature. The text also delves into the organization of sporting and culinary practices, alongside bodily and self-maintenance activities. As a comprehensive account of the evolving interpretations of cultural capital, Culture, Class, Distinction offers a systematic assessment of how cultural practices intersect with social divisions in contemporary Britain, making it relevant for those interested in social science and anthropology.
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ChoiceRecommended Title, February 2010
Culture, Class, Distinctionis major contribution to international debates regarding the role of cultural capital in relation to modern forms of inequality. Drawing on a national study of the organisation of cultural practices in contemporary Britain, the authors review Bourdieu’s classic study of the relationships between culture and class in the light of subsequent debates.
In doing so they re-appraise the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity, music, film, television, literary, and arts consumption, the organisation of sporting and culinary practices, and practices of bodily and self maintenance. As the most comprehensive account to date of the varied interpretations of cultural capital that have been developed in the wake of Bourdieu’s work, Culture, Class, Distinctionoffers the first systematic assessment of the relationships between cultural practice and the social divisions of class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary Britain.
It is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationships between culture and society.
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