Distinction (sociology)
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Distinction (sociology)
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In sociology, distinction is a social force whereby people use various strategies—consciously or not—to differentiate and distance themselves from others in society, and to assign themselves greater value in the process. In Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste, Pierre Bourdieu described how those in power define aesthetic concepts like "good taste", with the consequence that the social class of a person tends to predict and in fact determine his or her cultural interests, lik
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Social force that assigns different values upon different people within a given society
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2024-01-10T17:18:07Z
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