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| Author: | Friedman, S. |
| Title: | The cultural currency of a good sense of humour: British comedy and new forms of distinction |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
2011 : JUN, VOL. 62:2, p. 347-370 |
| Index terms: | culture sociology leisure industry consumption United Kingdom |
| Freeterms: | popular culture cultural capital |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article examines contemporary comedy taste cultures in Britain. The study is based on a survey and follow up interviews. The results reveal that British comedy is now being mobilized by the culturally privileged as an instrument of distinction. |
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