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6. Who were Bennett et al?

  • Cultural Omnivore UK
  • Focused on comedy
  • Cultural Omnivore USA
  • Discussed digusted subjects

7. Did Harper-Scott criticse or support BCS?

  • Support for actively looking at social classes and their characteristics in modern society
  • Criticise-for being too simplistic- "know someone" and "actually know someone"
  • Support for recognising multiple social classes not just 2
  • Criticise for being too long and complex

8. What did Weber's theory state about social class?

  • It was based entirely on economic influences
  • 3 dimensions, class, culture, social
  • 3 dimensions all determine your position- class, status, party
  • Types of capital effect your social position in society

9. What did Bendix state in the wider reading?

  • Looked at class and comedy
  • Looked at class in relations to occupations
  • Compared the views on class of Marx and Weber
  • Looked at a feminist perspective of class

10. What was Bradley's argument?

  • Class is based on economic terms only similar to Marx
  • Class is gradational not relational
  • Unreliable answers to the questions asked
  • Survey not reliable due to it being too simplistic

11. Who was Rollock?

  • Supported the BCS
  • Criticized BCS- survey is methodologically blind
  • Came up with the Nuffield Schema
  • Views on comedy and social class

12. What did Bourdieu say about social class?

  • 3 types of capital effect your position- symbolic, cultural, economic
  • Your capital never changes, always the same, you're born into it
  • 3 types of capital effect your position- cultural, economic and social
  • Social class is your economic position and how much money you have

13. Peterson and Kern what was their thesis?

  • Omnivore USA
  • Omnivore UK
  • Economic Capital
  • BCS

14. What was Marx theory of class divisons?

  • 3 dimensions to his theory class, status and party
  • 2 classes in conflict- Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
  • Class divisions based on cultural basis
  • Working class had control and dominant ideology over middle class

15. What was Steph Lawler's article?

  • Digusted subjects
  • Lack and decline of subjects
  • Welcommed Subjects
  • The concept of othering and social classes