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`This book confirms David Harris' status as a leading theorist in contemporary culture and leisure in the UK. He offers a distinctive, coherent and authoritative guide to the major concepts and debates that should engage leisure scholars and scholarship' - Dr Peter Bramham, Senior Lecturer in Leisure Studies, Leeds Metropolitan UniversityWritten with the needs of today's student in mind, the SAGE Key Concepts series provides accessible, authoritative and reliable coverage of the essential issues in a range of disciplines. Written in each case by experienced and respected experts in the subject area, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages understanding without sacrificing the level of detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues.Key Concepts in Leisure Studies:• Provides a student-friendly guide to the key debates in leisure studies• Reflects recent developments in the field, encompassing related work in media studies, cultural studies, sports studies and sociology • Cross-references each 1500 word exposition to other concepts in the field• Offers definitions, section outlines and further reading guidance for independent learning• Is supported by the author's website http:/www.arasite.org/keyconc.html• Is essential reading for undergraduates and NVQ students in leisure studies.
Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital
A stock of unconscious and taken-for-granted ‘predispositions’ used to guide everyday decisions and actions in social and cultural matters, including the development of ‘tastes’ in leisure. Like all forms of capital, cultural capital is unevenly distributed. It has a complex relation with other kinds of capital in the work of Bourdieu – economic and social capital especially.
Section Outline:Bourdieu's work on education, taste, and social distinction, with implications for leisure activities. Criticisms of his work. Notions of ‘popular cultural capital’ in clubbing and watching TV. Cultural capital as a commercial resource to make money out of cultural attractions: Disney and city gentrification.
‘Cultural capital’ is one of a number of remarkable concepts developed by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. These concepts were deployed to examine ...