Distinction

A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Nice, Richard Nice

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English

Routledge
12 March 2010

Philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Social classes

Series: Routledge Classics

No judgement if taste is innocent - we are all snobs. First published in 1979, Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world. Focusing the French bourgeoisie -- its tastes and preferences -- Distinction is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind. In the course of everyday life, we constantly choose between what we find aesthetically pleasing, and what we consider tacky, merely trendy, or ugly. Bourdieu demonstrates that our aesthetic choices are distinctions -- that is, choices made in opposition to those made by other classes. There is no pure aesthetics, no judgement of taste untainted by the power relations within which minute distinctions become the basis for social judgement.

By: Pierre Bourdieu
Translated by: Richard Nice, Richard Nice
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 878g
ISBN: 9780415567886
ISBN 10: 0415567882
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 12 March 2010
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface to the English-Language Edition Introduction Part 1: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste 1. The Aristocracy of Culture Part 2: The Economy of Practices 2. The Social Space and its Transformations 3. The Habitus and the Space of Life-Styles 4. The Dynamics of Fields Part 3: Class Tastes and Life-Styles 5. The Sense of Distinction 6. Cultural Good Will 7. The Choice of the Necessary 8. Culture and Politics Conclusion: Classes and Classifications Postscript: Towards a ‘Vulgar’ Critique of ‘Pure’ Critiques Appendices Notes Credits Index

Pierre Bourdieu (1930--2002) was one of France's leading sociologists. Champion of the anti-globalization movement, his work spanned a broad range of subjects, from ethnography to art, and education to television.

Reviews for Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

'Full of insights of fundamental importance.' - Tom Gretton, Oxford Art Journal 'Brilliant insights ... richly informative and insightful.' - Barry King, Reviewing Sociology