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New Class Culture - How an Emergent Class Is Transforming America's Culture (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,168
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New Class Culture - How an Emergent Class Is Transforming America's Culture (Hardcover): Avrom Fleishman

New Class Culture - How an Emergent Class Is Transforming America's Culture (Hardcover)

Avrom Fleishman

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A new class is emerging in the wake of the information economy and is altering American culture. Instead of arguing about values in aesthetic taste or morality, this book sheds new light on the culture wars by examining the social sources of recent cultural developments. Both opponents and defenders of the current cultural scene have neglected the class factors in culture generally and in present society. If the new class is added to our picture of American society, its input into the cultural marketplace helps to explain present trends in postmodernism, mixtures of high and low culture, and other recent developments.

Both opponents and defenders of the cultural scene have neglected the class factors in culture generally and in present society. Instead of arguing about values in aesthetic taste or morality, this book offers a new perspective on the culture wars by inquiring into the social sources of the argument. When a new class is seen to have emerged in the wake of the information economy, its effects on cultural taste and style will help to explain both their strengths and weaknesses.

The book's message is that much of the heat generated in the culture wars may be lowered and clarification obtained by observing a principle in social and aesthetic matters: every class has its culture. When the social functions of both high and popular cultures are acknowledged, it becomes possible to criticize current offerings for their effectiveness or limitations in fulfilling those functions. If the new class is added to our picture of American society, its input into the cultural marketplace helps to explain present trends in postmodernism, mixtures of high and low culture, and other recent developments.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2002
First published: October 2002
Authors: Avrom Fleishman
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97777-1
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
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LSN: 0-275-97777-3
Barcode: 9780275977771

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