![]() ![]() Political and socio-economic, racial and gender distinctions, based upon social class, are reinforced in daily life within society. ![]() In Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste ( La Distinction, 1979), Pierre Bourdieu described how those in power define aesthetic concepts like " good taste", with the consequence that the social class of a person tends to predict and in fact determine his or her cultural interests, likes, and dislikes. In sociology, distinction is a social force whereby people use various strategies-consciously or not-to differentiate and distance themselves from others in society, and to assign themselves greater value in the process. In the 18th-century, macaronis distinguished their wealth by excessive mentions of their travels, trendy fashions, and unusually sentimental behavior. ![]()
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