The Sociology of Elite Distinction
eBook - PDF

The Sociology of Elite Distinction

From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Sociology of Elite Distinction

From Theoretical to Comparative Perspectives

About this book

This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominant groups express and display their sense of superiority through material and aesthetic attributes, demonstrating that differences from one society to another, and across historical periods, challenge current understandings of elite distinction.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface and Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. Part I Social Theory and EliteDistinction
  6. 1 Classical Approaches to SocialEmulation and Distinction
  7. 2 Major Subsequent Contributions
  8. 3 Grand Theories: Limits and Merits
  9. Part II Key Manifestations
  10. 4 External Signs of Superiority
  11. 5 Embodied Signs of Superiority
  12. 6 Vicarious Display
  13. Part III Variability
  14. 7 The Historicity of EliteDistinction: Selected Themes
  15. 8 Tradition, Fashion, Borrowingand Syncretism
  16. 9 Beyond Reductionism
  17. Conclusion
  18. Notes
  19. Works Cited
  20. Name Index
  21. Subject Index