LEADER 04257oam 2200769 a 450 001 9910961602503321 005 20030211165824.0 010 $a9798400690778 010 $a9786610468737 010 $a9781280468735 010 $a1280468734 010 $a9780313012655 010 $a0313012652 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400690778 035 $a(CKB)111087026967242 035 $a(OCoLC)53431471 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10040697 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000210077 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11201469 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000210077 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10266852 035 $a(PQKB)11393729 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000879 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10040697 035 $a(OCoLC)929145257 035 $a(OCoLC)49320550 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400690778BC 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000879 035 $a(Perlego)4202591 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087026967242 100 $a20020311e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNew class culture $ehow an emergent class is transforming America's culture /$fAvrom Fleishman 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (154 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780275977771 311 08$a0275977773 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [139]-142) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Our Cultures and Our Classes -- 2 The Field of Cultural Discourse -- 3 Class Amnesia -- 4 New Class Mentality -- 5 New Class/ New Culture -- 6 A Cosmopolitan Class? -- Select Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aA new class is emerging in the wake of the information economy and is altering American culture. Instead of arguing about values in aesthetic taste or morality, this book sheds new light on the culture wars by examining the social sources of recent cultural developments. Both opponents and defenders of the current cultural scene have neglected the class factors in culture generally and in present society. If the new class is added to our picture of American society, its input into the cultural marketplace helps to explain present trends in postmodernism, mixtures of high and low culture, and other recent developments. Both opponents and defenders of the cultural scene have neglected the class factors in culture generally and in present society. Instead of arguing about values in aesthetic taste or morality, this book offers a new perspective on the culture wars by inquiring into the social sources of the argument. When a new class is seen to have emerged in the wake of the information economy, its effects on cultural taste and style will help to explain both their strengths and weaknesses. The book's message is that much of the heat generated in the culture wars may be lowered and clarification obtained by observing a principle in social and aesthetic matters: every class has its culture. When the social functions of both high and popular cultures are acknowledged, it becomes possible to criticize current offerings for their effectiveness or limitations in fulfilling those functions. If the new class is added to our picture of American society, its input into the cultural marketplace helps to explain present trends in postmodernism, mixtures of high and low culture, and other recent developments. 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aSocial classes$zUnited States 606 $aHigh technology$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aSocial change$zUnited States 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1980- 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 615 0$aSocial classes 615 0$aHigh technology$xSocial aspects 615 0$aSocial change 615 0$aPopular culture 676 $a305.5/0973 700 $aFleishman$b Avrom$0191534 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961602503321 996 $aNew class culture$94338416 997 $aUNINA