The sociology of taste /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| ISBN: | 0415132940 9780415132947 0415132959 9780415132954 0203158156 9780203158159 9781134786565 1134786565 1282777882 9781282777880 9786612777882 6612777885 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
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.