‘I’m not a snob, but…’: Class boundaries and the downplaying of difference.

In this article we demonstrate how upper-middle-class respondents in Norway and the UK draw strong symbolic boundaries based on cultural taste and lifestyle. However, we also find that such expressions of judgment are marshalled in interview settings by a strong moral imperative to appear open, tole...

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Published in:	Poetics Vol. 61; pp. 14 - 26
Main Authors:	Jarness, Vegard, Friedman, Sam
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Apr2017
Subjects:	Middle class Respondents Cross-cultural differences Lifestyles Dominant culture
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost