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Peer reviewedDiMaggio, Paul – American Sociological Review, 1987
Proposes a framework for analyzing the relationships between social structure, patterns of artistic consumption and production, and the classification of artistic genres. Societies' artistic classification systems vary along four dimensions: differentiation, hierarchy, universality, and boundary strength. These are affected by social structure…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art, Classification, Cultural Differences
