KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Conspicuous Consumption
13 Oct 2018
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What is hegemony: a theory of power relations. Poor people are bad parents (inattentive, ineffective, abusive) Socioeconomic statues (ses: a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s group positio(cid:374) (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) a hierar(cid:272)hy relati(cid:448)e to others. Social stratification: layers or tiers (e. g upper, middle, working/lower, upper-middle etc: ses depends on a combination of: Wealth or new worth (assets-debts = net worth) Capital: we can also think of wealth as how much and what type of capital (power) we have. Cultural: knowledge, skills, education, advantages in life (travel, sports, club) The subtleties of ses: ses can be corporeal (in and on the body, how you talk, dance, eat, dress, hobbies, style your hair, choices, etc. (cid:862)differences function as distinctive signs(cid:863, upper class. Conspicuous consumption: public display of wealth: middle class.
