Leefstijlen van stijgers en dalers. De invloed van sociale mobiliteit op culturele consumptiepatronen

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In this article, we investigate how people's lifestyles are affected by social mobility. The main questions are: to what extent is the consumption of both 'popular' and 'legitimate' culture shaped by the joint impact of one's status of origin and one's current status, and to what extent does the process of mobility lead to more heterogenous consumption patterns within status groups. The results show that, with respect to legitimate culture (reading literature, visiting museums and attending performing arts), the effect of mobility interacts with the level of education, resulting in increasing cultural heterogeneity among the higher educated. Mobility effects for popular culture (reading romantic fiction, watching soccer games and watching commercial television) are less clear-cut. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)