This article examines evolving uses of Bourdieu's signature concept of Cultural Capital in
American educational research. Bourdieu originally developed the concept in the 1960s and …

The production of culture perspective focuses on how the symbolic elements of culture are
shaped by the systems within which they are created, distributed, evaluated, taught, and …

As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New
Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times …

Comparison is one of the most powerful tools used in intellectual inquiry, since an
observation made repeatedly is given more credence than is a single observation. In …

In this article we use recent survey data to test three arguments on the relationship between
social stratification and cultural consumption: ie what we label as the homology …

In Western societies, leisure has been a major force in changing people's lives. The
containment of working time and the rise in spending power have been long-term trends and …

In this paper, we use recent survey data on the visual arts in order to test three arguments
concerning the relationship between social stratification and cultural consumption: ie what …

In recent years growing sociological interest in new forms of cultural distinction has led some
to argue that the advantages previously conveyed by the consumption of 'high'culture 'or …

We augment measures of cultural omnivorousness, based theoretically on the breadth of
cultural tastes, with a new but related dimension of voraciousness. This reflects a …

The question addressed by this article concerns the extent to which the extensive
eclecticism observed today in many cultural domains constitutes a major refutation of …