Highbrow and Emerging Cultural Capital

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those with traditionally "highbrow" tastes are more unapologetic about it; they see the good quality of their preferences as obvious
comes down to confidence that their tastes are "good" tastes, legitimacy of their personal preferences
there's an age gap: young are less interested in traditional highbrow culture, instead latching on to emerging contemporary trends
they're more likely to be "cultural omnivores", with eclectic tastes (though they'll feel the need to qualify their interest in "popular" things, demonstrating that they know that others look down on it)
lots of interviewees exhibit the classic Ayn Randian tendency to think of others as mindless, sheep-like consumers


        Savage, M. (2015). Highbrow and Emerging Cultural Capital. In Savage, M. Social Class in the 21st Century. Pelican, pp. 93-126

Social Class in the 21st Century
by Mike Savage