The sociology of elite distinction: from theoretical to comparative perspectives

This major new contribution to the study of consumption examines how dominantgroups 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. INDICE: Introduction - PART I: SOCIAL THEORY AND ELITE DISTINCTION - Classical Approaches to Social Emulation and Distinction - Major Subsequent Contributions - Grand Theories: Limits and Merits - PART II: KEY MANIFESTATIONS - External Signs of Superiority - Embodied Signs of Superiority - Vicarious Display- PART III: VARIABILITY - The Historicity of Elite Distinction: Selected Themes - Tradition, Fashion, Borrowing, Syncretism - Beyond Reductionism - Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22027-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés