In today's What the Theory?, I take a look social class looking at both Karl Marx's theory of class as well as Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital and more societally rooted approaches to class in the twenty-first century.

This video should hopefully be useful for anyone looking to have an understanding of class in sociology, cultural studies and the humanities.

Further Reading

Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class by Owen Jones
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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu
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