Discussion

Respond to the question below in a response roughly 275-300 words. Be sure to incorporate source material to support your response. Cite throughout in APA format. 

Bourdieu’s book Distinction (linked up below) was based on research conducted in France in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Do you think Bourdieu’s ideas about class culture apply in the 21st century U.S.  If not, what has changed the ways that consumer culture differentiates?  How might you counterpose Bourdieu’s perspective with the idea of mass culture? Do you think that mass tastes are more prevalent than class tastes?  Finally,  what role creativity and ingenuity have in making consumer culture meaningful.

WEB LINK: https://monoskop.org/images/e/e0/Pierre_Bourdieu_Distinction_A_Social_Critique_of_the_Judgement_of_Taste_1984.pdf