Social class and cultural mobility: Reconfiguring the cultural omnivore thesis

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 211-230

  Emmison, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumption; Cultural mobility; Cultural omnivore; Social class; Taste

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043138135     PISSN: 00048690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00048690030393001     Document Type: Article

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