The sociology of taste

The sociology of taste / Jukka Gronow.

The Sociology of Taste looks at the role of taste, or the aesthetic reflection, in society at large and in modern society in particular. It illustrates the role of fashion in the formation of collective taste.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gronow, Jukka (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
Subjects:
Aesthetics > Social aspects.
Popular culture.
Fashion.
Fads.
popular culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Aesthetics > Social aspects
Fads
Fashion
Popular culture
Smaak (cultuur)
Esthetica.
Sociologische aspecten.
Sociologia do cotidiano.
Cultura.
Estetica.
Goût (esthétique) > Sociologie.
Phénomènes de mode.
Culture populaire.
Mode.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION:; PHILOSOPHICAL AESTHETICS AND THE REFINEMENT OF TASTE; What is good taste?; LUXURY, KITSCH AND FASHION; Kitsch and luxury in the Soviet Union; Fashion and plenty in the post-industrial society; TASTE AND FASHION; The social function of style and fashion; Taste and the process of collective selection; Food fashions and social order; THE BEAUTY OF SOCIAL FORMS; Play and beauty; CONCLUSION:; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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