Culture, Class, Distinction

by David Wright, Alan Warde, Mike Savage, et al.

Book Overview

Culture, Class, Distinction is 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415560772
• ISBN13: 9780415560771
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"