The sociology of elite distinction
Subtitle: from theoretical to comparative perspectives
By: Jean-Pascal Daloz.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230220270
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences); Social status; Consumption (Economics); Wealth
Description: "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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction PART I: SOCIAL THEORY AND ELITE DISTINCTIONClassical Approaches to Social Emulation and DistinctionMajor Subsequent Contributions Grand Theories: Limits and Merits PART II: KEY MANIFESTATIONSExternal Signs of SuperiorityEmbodied Signs of Superiority Vicarious Display PART III: VARIABILITY The Historicity of Elite Distinction: Selected ThemesTradition, Fashion, Borrowing, Syncretism Beyond Reductionism Conclusion.