QTM 385 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Sociological Review, Cultural Capital, Social Capital

• School: Emory University
• Department: Quantitative Theory & Methods
• Course: QTM 385
• Professor: An Weihua

Document Summary

How cultural tastes shape personal networks. american sociological review. 71(5): 778-807: introduction, traditional network model: cultural practices and patterns of culture consumption and taste as being primarily shaped and determined by social networks. Conduits: network relations: theoretical background, bourdieu and the forms of capital. Conversion hypothesis: economic capital is construed as capable of being transformed into cultural and social capital during the course of socialization into diff class strata: constructural model. How culture can be translated into social connections. Homophily: similarity: likelihood of a social tie increases with the cultural similarity b/w any given dyad (dynamic process, culture consumption, the arts, and sociability. Can serve as bridge to sustain current network connections and gain/cement new ones: most individuals belong to/attend some sort of club/social org, the conversion of cultural capital into social capital, weak ties and strong ties. Strong : frequent, local interactions ; short geographic distance: weak: infrequent, extra-local interactions, highbrow and popular taste.