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Distinction • • • DIstInctIon socCirailott fi& qeu e A JUdemoeTfna ts te g PieBroruer aieu TranslabtyeR di chaNridc e HarvarUdn iversPirteys s CambridgMea,s sachusetts Copyri©g h1t9 84b yt heP residaenndFt e lloowfHs a rvarCdo llege andR outled&g Kee gaPna uLlt d. Allr ighrtess erved Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica Eighptrhi nt1i9n9g6, Origipnuabllliyis nh1 e79d9b yL eEsd itidoeMn isn uPiatr,ai ss , LaD istiCrintcitqisuooenc d:iuj a ulgee bmymP tie Broruer dieu. Thep reparoaftt hiivoson l uwmaeas s sibsytg erda mfsr otmh e TranslPartoigornoasftm h Nea tioEnnadlo wmfeontrth e Humaniatnii ensd,e pefneddeenartga eln acnydf, r otmh e Cultural Exchoaftn hgFeer eSnMecirhnv iisoctfeFr oyr eign AffaiTrhsea. s sisotfta hnMeca ei sdoenS ciednecIe 'sH omimse alsaop preciated. LibroafCr oyn grCeastsa loignPi unhgl icDaattiao n BourdPiieeur,r e. Distinacs toicocinra:il t oif9t uhjeeu dgement oft aste. TransloaftL:iad o ins tinccrtiitosino9:cu iea le duj ugement. 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DC3.37B6.513 1894 306'.0984449- 14 ISBN0 -674-212(7p7a-pe0r ) Contents Prefatcote h eE nglish-LanEgduiatgieoX In Introduct1i on I ParI t A SociCarli toiftq hJueue d geomfTe anstt9 e TheA ristocorfaC cuyl tur1e1 TheT itloefCs u ltuNroabli li1t8y CultuPreadli gr6e3e I ParII t ThEec onoofPm rya ct9i7 ces 2 TheS ociSapla caen dI tTsr ansformat9i9o ns ClasCso nditainodnS ociCaoln ditionliO1n g A Three-DimenSspiaocn1ea1 l4 Reconversion S1t25r ategies 3 TheH abitaunsd t heS pacoef L ife-St1y6le9s TheH omolobgeyt wetehneS pace1s7 5 TheU niverosfSe tsy liPsotsisci b2l0e8s 4 TheD ynamiocfst heF ield2s2 6 TheC orresponbdeetnwceeGe ono dPsr oduction andT astPer oduct2i3o0n SymbolSitcr ugg2l4e4s I ParIItI ClaTsassa tneLdsift -Sty2l5e7s 5 TheS ensoef D istinct2i6o0n TheM odeosf A pproprioaftt ihoeWn o rko fA rt2 67 TheV ariaonftt sh eD ominaTnats t2e8 3 TheM arko fT ime2 95 TemporaanldS pitruiaP lo wer3s1 5 vi/ C ontents 6 CulturGaolod wil3l1 8 KnowleadngdRe e cogni3t19i on Educaatnitdoh nAe u todi3d2a8c t SloapneTd h rus33t1 TheV ariaonfP test it-BoTuarsgt3ee39o is TheD ecliPneitnBigot uer geo34i6s ie TheE xetcaunP tet teBi o urgeo35i1s ie TheN ewP etBiotuer geo35i4s ie FroDmu ttyot hFeu nE thi3c65 7 TheC hoicoeft heN ecesrys a372 TheT asftoeNr e cesasnitdth yPe r inciple ofC onform37i4t y TheE ffecotfDs o minat38i6o n 8 CultuarnedP oliti3c9s7 SelecDteimvoec r3a9c9y StaatnuCdso mpete4n05c e TheR igthotS pea4k11 Personal 4O1p4 inion TheM odeosfP roducotfOi poinn i4o1n7 DispossaensMdsi isoanp prop4r2i6 ation MorOarld aenrPd o liOtridcea4rl3 2 ClaHsasb iatnuPdso liOtpiicnailo 43n7s SuppalnyDd e man4d4 0 TheP otliicS apla c4e51 TheS pecEifffiecoc ftT rajec4t5o3 ry PoliLtaincgaula 45g9e ConclusiColna:s saensdC lassifica4t6io6n s EmbodSioecdSi tarlu ct4u67r es Knowlewdigteh Coountc e4p7t0s Advantageous 4A7t5t ributions TheC lassifiSctartuig4og7nl9 e TheR ealoifRt eyp reseannttdah tReie opnr esentation ofR eali48t2y PostscrTiopwta:r das ' VulgCarri't iogfu' eP ure' Critigu4e8s5 Disgautts ht'e F aci48l6e ' The' TaosftR ee flectaintodhn ''eT aosftS ee ns4e8'8 A DeniSeodc Riealla tio4n9s1 hip ParearngdPaa ralip4o9m4e na TheP leaosfu rtTehe ext 49 8 Const ve/in it Appendi50c3e s 1.S omRee flecotnti hoMene st ho5d0 3 2.C omplemeSnotuarrc5ye1 s9 3.S tatiDsattia5c 2a5l 4.A ssociaAt PiaornlGsoa:um re 5 46 Notse 561 Credi6t05s Idnex6 07 Tables 1 Clapsrse ferfeosnric negsae nrmdsu si1c5 2 Aesthdeitsipco sbiyet diuocna,t iona3l6 capital 3 Aesthdeitsipco sbiyct liaoasnns,ed d ucat3i7o n 4 Knowleodfcg oem poasnemdru ss iwcoarlk bsye, d ucaatnicdol na osfs orig6i4n 5 Furniptuurrceh iants hedeso mincalnatbs yse ,d ucaatnisdoo nc ial orig7i8n 6 Somien dicoafet coornso cmaipcii tnda ilff erfernatc toifto hnes domincalnat1s 9s6,61 17 7 Somien dicoafct uolrtspu rraaclit nid cieff erfernatc toifto hndeso mi nanctl a1s9s6,6l l8 8 Typoefsb oopkrse febrydr ieffde rfernatc toifto hndeso mincalnats s, 19661 19 9 Socoirailgo ifmn e mbeorfts h deo mincalnatbs ysc ,l afsrsa ction, 197012 1 10 Ratoefe mployomfew notm eang e2d5 -3b4ye, d uca1t9i6oan2n, d 19681 34 11 Changienms o rphoalnoadgs ys settr ucotftu hrceel afsrsa ctions, 19541-97513 6 12 Changienms o rphoalnoadgs ys settr ucotftu hrceel afsrsa ctions, 1954-1193688 13M orpholcohgaincwgaielts h tihnde o mincalnat1s 9s5,14 9-751 40 14 Morpholocghiacnawglie tsh tihnme i ddcllea1 s9s5,4 -1194705 15 Changiencs l amsosr phoalnoudgs yoe fe ducational system, 1954-1195688 16 Annuhaolu seehxopledn diotnfu oroesdsk: i lmlaenduw aolr kers, foremaencndl erwiocrakle1 r9s7,21 8 1 17Y earslpye ndbiytn ega chperrosf,e sasniidonn daulssat nrdi al commerecmipallo y1e9r7s12,8 4 vi/iC io ntents 18 Annuhaolu seehxopledn diotnfu oroefdsr: a ctoifto hndeso minant cla1s9s7,21 88 19 Variaitnie onntse rtabiycn liafnsrgsa, c t1i9o7n18,9 8 20 Variaitniv oanlpsul ea cbeyFd r enchwoonmb eondb ye,a uatnyd beauctayr1 e9,7 62 03 21 Clavsasr iaitnsi poonarstc St ivaintodip eisn ioonsn pso 1r9t57, 2 16 22 Class-fractiinom no ravatalttr uiida e3ts1i 2o ns 23 Opinioonnl si terarbyy c lparfsirsza ecst1,i9 o6n93, 2 0 24 Chanocfee sn tertihdneog m incalnatas nsfd,e rrtyri alribe ysc ,l ass fract1i90o7-n7,31 3 2 25K nowleadngpder eferoefen screasb lainsndhe ewpd e tbioruer geoisie, inP arainsid n t hper ovin3c6e4s 26 Awareonfes sosc fiaaclt ioner dsu catainosdno acli al bsycu lcacsess s, fract1i9o7n13,8 8 27 Viewosnw ayosfr educiinnegq uablyci ltafysr,sa ct1i97o0n3 ,8 9 28 'Donk'nto wr'e spotnops oelsi tgiuceasltbi yos nes1x,,9 714 03 29 'Donk'nto wr'e spotnogs ueess toinor nesa chbiyen dgu,c atlieovneall, 19704 04 30 Thei mposietffieorcnet s:p otnoqs ueess tointo hnbe u sinweosrasln dd polibtyic clsaf,sr sa ct1i9o7n14,2 9 31 Thei mposietffeicortne: s potnoqs ueess tointo hnne e ws ociablyi sm, secxl,a fsrsa catnipdoa nr 1t9y7,14 30 32 Viewosnp oliotridcaeanrlmd o roarld beyrc ,l afsrsa ction, 159-9197123 6 33 Newsparpeeardb iynm ge nb,ye ducatlieovn1ea9l5l7, 4 45 34 Newsparpeeardb iynm ge nb,ya ge1,97 54 45 35N ewsparpeeardb iynm ge na nwd omebny,c lafsrsa ct1i97o5n4 ,4 6 36 Percenotfea agccelh a fsrsa crteiaodni ng eaancwdhe edkaliyl y pape4r4 8 Figures Distriobfup trieofne rfeotnrhc remesue s iwcoarlk 1s7 2 Thea esthdeitsipco siinrt hipeoe nt biotuer geo5i9s ie 3 Ther elatiboentswheiienpnh erciutletdcu arpailat naedld ucational capi8t1a l 4 Specciofimcp etaenntdca ela kb oaurtt 9 0 5 Thes paocfse o cpioatslii o n1s2 8 6 Thes paocfle i fe-s1t29y les 7 Displacoefsm cehnoro rlairnoegf1s 6 t-o1 8-yea1r9-5-o14l9d57 s1,5 9 Cont/eni txs 8 Condiotfie oxtniessn hcaetb,ui asn ldei -tfysle1 71 9 Thefoo ds pac1e68 10I edahlo mse 248 11V arioaftne htd so mintaansttth ese:p aocfpe r eorpite2s6 2 12V aarnisot ft hdeo mintaansttth ese:p aocfie n dilvsi2 d6u2a 13V aritason ft hdeo mintaanssttmi epfi:le ipdl adnigear aomf1 satn d 3rd axeosfi ner2t6i6a 14F ilsmeesnI : 2 71 15V arioafpn ettts-oi burgietsoa stthee: ospfpa orcpeeri tes3 40 16V aritason fp ett-iubrogietsoa tset:h sep aocfied n ivuiadl3s4 0 17V 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No judgement of taste is innocent. In a word, we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu brilliantly illuminates this situation of the middle class in the modern world. France's leading sociologist focusses here on the French bourgeoisie, its tastes and preferences. Distinction is at once a vast ethnography