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S/FC/27. What are the similarities and differences between ‘cultural capital', ‘subcultural capital' and ‘popular cultural capital'? How are these terms useful for thinking about cultural taste as a marker of distinction?

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2010
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The paper examines the roots and feature of popular culture discussing the concepts of cultural capital introduced by Pierre Bourdieu, subcultural capital introduced by Sarah Thornton, and popular cultural capital introduced by John Fiske. Differences and similarities between the three concepts are identified.

 

KEYWORDS: cultural capital, subcultural capital, popular cultural capital, Bourdieu, Sarah Thornton, Fiske,

 
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