Fields, Capitals, Habitus - 9781138392298

Taylor & Francis

Fields, Capitals, HabitusAustralian Culture, Inequalities and Social Divisions\nAuthor(s): Tony Bennett, David Carter, Modesto Gayo, Michelle Kelly, Greg Noble\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138392298, 978-1138392298\nSynopsis\nFields, Capitals, Habitus provides an insightful analysis of the relations between culture and society in contemporary Australia. Presenting the findings of a detailed national survey of Australian cultural tastes and practices, it demonstrates the pivotal significance of the role culture plays at the intersections of a range of social divisions and inequalities: between classes, age cohorts, ethnicities, genders, city and country, and the relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. \n\nThe book looks first at how social divisions inform the ways in which Australians from different social backgrounds and positions engage with the genres, institutions and particular works.