Research Article

CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA

Number: 54 December 20, 2016
  • Uğur Zeynep Güven
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CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the notion of new middle class and the ways its cultural preferences are represented and consumed on new media within the framework of sociology of taste. The article builds on different theoretical bases including studies on social class, cultural stratification and communication models. The study uses the findings of a fieldwork study conducted in Istanbul between September and November 2013 with fifteen young adults in order to discover the impact of new communication technologies on cultural preferences. The article thus questions the possibility of a new middle class culture and analyzes the uses and representations of cultural products that turned into a message throughout new media. The results highlighted the efficient role of the new communicationtechnologies and social media on the determination of cultural preferences of the new middle class, and pointed out the substitution of cultural pieces and performances by images and messages. In addition, the discussions include the flexibility among different taste publics and the transformation of cultural capital as a component of social stratification.

  

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Uğur Zeynep Güven This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 20, 2016

Submission Date

January 11, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 11, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 54

APA
Güven, U. Z. (2016). CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies, 54, 61-84. https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS
AMA
1.Güven UZ. CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies. 2016;(54):61-84. https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS
Chicago
Güven, Uğur Zeynep. 2016. “CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA”. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies, nos. 54: 61-84. https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS.
EndNote
Güven UZ (December 1, 2016) CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies 54 61–84.
IEEE
[1]U. Z. Güven, “CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA”, Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies, no. 54, pp. 61–84, Dec. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS
ISNAD
Güven, Uğur Zeynep. “CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA”. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies. 54 (December 1, 2016): 61-84. https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS.
JAMA
1.Güven UZ. CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies. 2016;:61–84.
MLA
Güven, Uğur Zeynep. “CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA”. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies, no. 54, Dec. 2016, pp. 61-84, https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS.
Vancouver
1.Uğur Zeynep Güven. CULTURAL STRATIFICATION IN TERMS OF SOCIOLOGY OF TASTE: THE NEW MIDDLE CLASS AND THE NEW MEDIA. Istanbul Journal of Sociological Studies [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 1;(54):61-84. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA86SP99YS