Is ‘distinction’ really outdated? Questioning the meaning of the omnivorization of musical taste in contemporary France

Coulangeon, Philippe; Lemel, Yannick

doi:10.1016/j.poetic.2007.03.006

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“…Nonetheless, our preference for the themes of the reflexive society and, in particular, for Zygmunt Bauman's evocative accounts of liquid modernity seemed like a better 'fit' for an analysis concerned mostly with what happens when the personalising and individualising affordances of digitisation become entangled with educational practice and global economic interests. In order to advance the constructive dialogue between sociomaterial studies and other sociological traditions, future efforts will need to consider whether an account of MOOC attendance as cultural consumption can be strengthened by referring to the role of traditional structuring factors such as social class; or whether it may be the expression of recent forms of cultural 'omnivourousness' that rely on shifting notions of status (Coulangeon & Lemel, 2007). Either way, socio-technological investigations in the field of global digital education could certainly benefit from a theoretically informed concern for social inequalities and for what defines new norms of cultural legitimacy.…”

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The rise of the video-recorder teacher: the sociomaterial construction of an educational actor

Perrotta

Czerniewicz

Beetham

2015

British Journal of Sociology of Education

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This paper draws on Actor Network Theory (ANT) and on the sociology of cultural consumption to examine the phenomenon of corporate Massive Open Online Courses (X-MOOCs). Through the analysis of texts available in the public domain, the paper argues that over a short period (between 2012 and 2013) digitisation technology became associated with the emergence of a hybrid 'actor': the DVR (Digital Video Recorder) Teacher. A parallel is drawn between the 'interactive affordances' of digital instruction and the playback and cataloguing options that have contributed to shifts in TV viewing habits. The DVR teacher is described as an artefact in the service of a postmodern project of self-improvement through cultural consumption, which recruits digitisation to meet a growing demand for 'upgrades to the self'. In the conclusion, the paper explores how the study of digital education could benefit from an interface between sociomaterial studies and the sociology of culture.

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The rise of the video-recorder teacher: the sociomaterial construction of an educational actor

Perrotta

Czerniewicz

Beetham

2015

British Journal of Sociology of Education

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“…el omnívoro cultural al que le gusta la ópera, los "spaghetti westerns" y la World music es más susceptible de tener una actitud cosmopolita y menos racista que, por ejemplo, la generación previa de esnobs aficionados a la alta cultura. Coulangeon y Lemel (2007) sugieren que el omnivorismo simplemente encaja mejor en la (supuestamente) más abierta y tolerante sociedad red, además de que un mayor estatus social y un nivel educativo más elevado van de la mano con una mayor tolerancia política y una mayor atención a cuestiones éticas y morales.…”

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“…Finalmente, la creciente movilidad social ha permitido que la gente de las clases populares y sus gustos puedan alcanzar los de las capas altas de la sociedad: la jerarquía en la sociedad ha cambiado y el nivel educativo en general ha aumentado, de forma que los gustos propios de la cultura popular tienen posibilidades reales de ser más aceptados socialmente y compartir espacios con los de la alta cultura. en las discusiones teóricas más recientes, dicha orientación "omnívora" se ha asociado con fuerza a variables como el género, la edad, el lugar geográfico o el nivel educativo, de forma que se ha teorizado que las personas con mayor nivel educativo, los jóvenes (más que los adultos), los residentes en grandes ciudades o las mujeres (más que los hombres) son más proclives a la adopción del omnivorismo en sus gustos culturales (ver Coulangeon y lemel 2007;lizardo 2006). en el caso de las mujeres, ello podría deberse a un deseo de adquirir respetabilidad social en un contexto de discriminación de género, aunque en algunas investigaciones (Warde y Gayo-Cal 2009; lópez-sintas y García-Álvarez 2002) no se han podido confirmar diferencias significativas en el consumo de alta cultura por género.…”

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El debate sobre el omnivorismo cultural. Una aproximación a nuevas tendencias en Sociología del Consumo

Rodríguez

Heikkilä

2011

Rev. int. sociol.

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EL DEBATE SOBRE EL OMNIVORISMO CULTURAL Una aproximación a nuevas tendencias en sociología del consumoThe DebaTe on CulTural omnivorousness new trends in sociology of consumption resumen en las últimas décadas uno de los debates más interesantes en el campo de la sociología del consumo ha sido la cuestión del omnivorismo cultural, planteada generalmente como una crítica a la teoría de la distinción establecida por bourdieu en sus trabajos más clásicos. Frente a la idea de diferenciación y jerarquización de los estilos de vida basada en la adquisición de capital cultural que enunciaba este autor, los defensores del omnivorismo cultural defienden por el contrario que los gustos legítimos de las nuevas clases dominantes se caracterizan, en la actualidad, por un amplio abanico de preferencias culturales, con gustos que se extienden desde las artes más refinadas a las manifestaciones propias de subculturas populares. El objetivo de este artículo es el de realizar un repaso de la teoría del omnivorismo cultural, prestando atención a las líneas principales del debate que ha generado y las principales críticas que ha suscitado. Palabras ClaveDistinción, Gustos culturales, omnívoro cultural, sociología del consumo. abstraCtDuring the last decades, one of the most interesting debates in the field of sociology of consumption has been the issue of cultural omnivorousness, usually outlined as a critique towards bourdieu's classic distinction theory. as opposed to the idea of differentiation and hierarchization of lifestyles based on the acquisition of cultural capital, the advocates of cultural omnivorousness claim that the new legitimate taste of the new ruling classes is depicted by a greater breadth of cultural preferences, whose range varies from the most refined arts to others more typical of popular culture. The aim of this article is to review the cultural omnivorousness theory as well as the main trends in the debate that has helped to launch. The main critiques that the concept of cultural omnivore has received by some authors will not be overlooked. keywordsCultural omnivorous, Cultural Tastes, Distinction, sociology of Consumption. revista internaCional de soCiología (ris) Vol.69, nº 3, Septiembre-Diciembre, 585-606, 2011 issn vol.69. nº 3, sePTiembre-DiCiembre, 585-606, 2011. issn: 0034-9712. DOI: 10.3989/ris.2010 introduCCión 1 un tema central en la sociología del consumo es, sin duda alguna, la preocupación por la dimensión simbólica del mismo. el consumo juega un papel muy importante en la estructuración de nuestra identidad personal y en las formas que tenemos de relacionarnos con aquellos que nos rodean (alonso 2005; Douglas e isherwood 1979).en el caso del consumo de productos culturales (música, literatura, arte, cine), dicha dimensión simbólica ha jugado un papel especialmente importante desde el momento que sirven de elemento clave para estrategias tanto a favor de la elevación social de los individuos, como de mantenimiento de las condiciones de la reproducción social, dentro de un contexto de socied...

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“…The recent literature has embraced omnivorous taste as the currency of the elitist consumption style (Chan & Goldthorpe, 2005;Coulangeon & Lemel, 2007;Warde, Martens, & Olsen, 1999;Warde, Wright, & Gayo-Cal, 2007). Research efforts in cultural sociology have generally been devoted to the confirmation of omnivorous consumption patterns (López-Sintas & Katz-Gerro, 2005;van Rees, Vermunt, & Verboord, 1999).…”

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“…Research efforts in cultural sociology have generally been devoted to the confirmation of omnivorous consumption patterns (López-Sintas & Katz-Gerro, 2005;van Rees, Vermunt, & Verboord, 1999). Since the first proposal, researchers have made efforts to reveal omnivorous cultural tastes in the U.S. (Alderson, Junisbai, & Heacock, 2007;see Eijck, 2000), and cultural omnivores have also been confirmed by studies in France, England, Spain, Israel, and Russia (Chan & Goldthorpe, 2005;Coulangeon & Lemel, 2007;Katz-Gerro, Raz, & Yaish, 2009;Zavisca, 2005).…”

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Cultural Omnivores’ Consumption: Strategic and Inclusively Exclusive

Kwon¹,

Kwon²

2013

IJMS

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This study explores cultural dispositions and consumption practices of cultural omnivores whose tastes align with those of high-status people in the U.S. Peterson and colleagues first identified the shift in status markers from snobbish and highbrow tastes to eclectic and omnivorous ones. Our findings suggest that cultural omnivores are characterized by two traits: superior self-perception in taste and cultural tolerance. These traits indicate that their prestige is sustained by their cultural styles, which are simultaneously broad and exclusive. Cultural omnivores also tend to engage in multifaceted experiences in food consumption and appearance-related goods (i.e., clothing), as well as Internet usage. We believe that the multiplicity observed in the current study reflects the highly strategic nature of the everyday consumption practices of cultural omnivores. We conclude that the qualities of elite consumers (i.e., cultural capital) are translated into omnivorous cultural consumption and a strategic and practical type of everyday consumption. The findings of this study have implications for marketing to high-status consumer segments characterized by a strong buying power and opinion leadership.

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Is ‘distinction’ really outdated? Questioning the meaning of the omnivorization of musical taste in contemporary France

Cited by 142 publications

References 19 publications

The rise of the video-recorder teacher: the sociomaterial construction of an educational actor

The rise of the video-recorder teacher: the sociomaterial construction of an educational actor

El debate sobre el omnivorismo cultural. Una aproximación a nuevas tendencias en Sociología del Consumo

Cultural Omnivores’ Consumption: Strategic and Inclusively Exclusive

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