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Ben Highmore, "Lifestyle Revolution: How Taste Changed Class in Late 20th-Century Britain" (Manchester UP, 2023)

New Books in Sociology

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Changing Class Dynamics through Taste and Consumerism

This chapter explores post-World War II Britain through the lens of taste and consumerism, examining how choices and ideas influenced societal norms and class distinctions. It contrasts David Hume and Pierre Bourdieu's perspectives on taste, highlighting the nuanced understanding gained through sentiment and judgment in contrast to social competition.

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