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100	1		_aCurrid-Halkett, Elizabeth, _d1978-
245	1	4	_aThe sum of small things : _ba theory of the aspirational class / _cElizabeth Currid-Halkett.
250			_aEdition: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett.
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2017]
300			_ax, 254 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-246) and index.
520			_a" In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom tomatoes, wearing organic cotton shirts and TOMS shoes, and listening to the Serial podcast. They use their purchasing power to hire nannies and housekeepers, to cultivate their children's growth, and to practice yoga and Pilates. In The Sum of Small Things, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett dubs this segment of society "the aspirational class" and discusses how, through deft decisions about education, health, parenting, and retirement, the aspirational class reproduces wealth and upward mobility, deepening the ever-wider class divide. Exploring the rise of the aspirational class, Currid-Halkett considers how much has changed since the 1899 publication of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class. In that inflammatory classic, which coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption," Veblen described upper-class frivolities: men who used walking sticks for show, and women who bought silver flatware despite the effectiveness of cheaper aluminum utensils. Now, Currid-Halkett argues, the power of material goods as symbols of social position has diminished due to their accessibility. As a result, the aspirational class has altered its consumer habits away from overt materialism to more subtle expenditures that reveal status and knowledge. And these transformations influence how we all make choices. With a rich narrative and extensive interviews and research, The Sum of Small Things illustrates how cultural capital leads to lifestyle shifts and what this forecasts, not just for the aspirational class but for everyone. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aLeisure class.
650		0	_aSocial classes.
650		0	_aLifestyles.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. _2bisacsh
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