1. "How applicable is Bourdieu's formulation of distinction to
... isj87/wolfreys.htm) Whilst we are led to believe that we are in some way inadequate because our tastes - that is to say a form of portraying our cultural capital - are substandard, the underlying truth is that we are lacking in economic capital. Symbolic violence is the only way in ... taste that we appreciate how important it is to the dominant classes that cultural goods are restricted, in order to maintain any semblance of distinction. The irony here is that the more restricted an object or entity is, the more desirable it becomes yet paradoxically this means ... rather it is fluid. ...
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