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The Sociology Of Taste
Language: en
Pages: 214
Authors: Jukka Gronow
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-01-04 - Publisher: Routledge

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The modern society of consumption is a society of fashion. Fashion has extended its influence over various fields of social life and, together with taste, becom
A Sociology of Culture, Taste and Value
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: S. Stewart
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-25 - Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

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This book explores sociological debates in relation to culture, taste and value. It argues that sociology can contribute to debates about aesthetic value and to
The Sociology of Taste
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Jukka Gronow
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Psychology Press

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The Sociology of Taste looks at the role of taste, or the aesthetic relfection, in society at large and in modern society in particular. It illustrates the role
Good Humor, Bad Taste
Language: en
Pages: 385
Authors: Giselinde Kuipers
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-24 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in 2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and hi
A Matter of Taste
Language: en
Pages: 366
Authors: Stanley Lieberson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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What accounts for our tastes? Why and how do they change over time? Stanley Lieberson analyzes children's first names to develop an original theory of fashion.