What cultural hierarchy? Cultural tastes, status and inequality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5609949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Jæger M (0000-0003-3666-8398, Department of Sociology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen K Denmark, corresponding author), Rikke Haudrum Rasmussen (0009-0008-9846-428X, Department of Sociology University of Copenhagen Copenhagen K Denmark), Anders Holm (0000-0002-6641-3591, Department of Sociology Western University London Ontario Canada) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 402-418 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-4446.13012 |
| PMID | 36908000 |
| OpenAlex | W4324018127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 61 |
Research on cultural stratification often draws on Bourdieu's misrecognition model to interpret socioeconomic gradients in cultural tastes and participation. In this model, an assumed cultural hierarchy leads individuals to adopt cultural tastes and behaviours whose status is congruent with that of their socioeconomic position (SEP). Yet, this assumed cultural hierarchy remains opaque. In this paper, we derive and test three empirical implications of the cultural hierarchy: (1) cultural activities have different status (recognition); (2) individuals in high and low SEPs have similar perceptions of the status of cultural activities (necessary condition for misrecognition); and (3) individuals prefer and engage in cultural activities whose status matches that of their SEP (status congruence). We collected survey data in Denmark and find that cultural activities differ in terms of perceived status (e.g., opera has higher perceived status than flea market), status perceptions are similar in high- and low-SEP groups and individuals prefer activities whose status matches that of their SEP. These results are consistent with the idea that a cultural hierarchy exists that sustains SEP gradients in cultural tastes and participation
Cultural capital · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Hierarchy · Perception · Political science · Population · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Demography · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 9,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |