Popular culture and high culture
Subtitle: an analysis and evaluation of taste
By: Herbert J. Gans.
Edition: Rev. & updated ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Popular culture -- United States; Social classes -- United States; United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
Other titles: Popular culture & high culture
Description: "In this revised and updated edition, Herbert Gans extends his classic study of the roles popular culture and high culture play in American society. Gans argues in favor of all peoples' right to the culture they choose. He also looks at "dumbing down" and other examples of the new mass culture critique and lays out changes in America's taste cultures. Gans has added a new introduction and new postscripts to each chapter updating the original analysis to incorporate recent trends.

The book concludes with a concerned discussion of the fate of marginal, deviant and innovative cultures in a society in which increasing inequality makes it harder to pursue the cultural aspects of the American dream."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-234) and index .