Abstract
Oftentimes sociology has focussed on the relationship between social origin and cultural habits. In this paper we study the social characteristics that have most influence on patterns of cultural consumption. Sociology has often addressed the study of social class and social status by explaining differences in habits and cultural practices (social uses). In this paper, we try to identify what social characteristics are most influential in the segmentation of cultural habits. To do this, we test a set of theories that examines the role of social stratification in the consumption of cultural goods and services, and, thereby, check its explanatory power in Spain. We use the framework that gives us the most important set of theories on social stratification in cultural consumption, namely the homology argument, the individualisation argument and the Omnivore-Univore argument. Simultaneously, we deal with the methodological difficulties posed by the different statistical techniques used in recent sociological tradition over social stratification of cultural consumption. Our results prove that cultural consumption reflects social stratification in contemporary Spanish society. We found evidence of how practices which are considered as «high culture» are associated with better positioned strata. Nevertheless, we find important evidence, although not decisive, that the homology argument loses explanatory power in favour of the omnivore-univore argument. These findings complement what other omnivourness research works have discovered in recent years. Finally, we have found several univore comsumptions patterns for Spain instead of just one univore cultural consumption pattern.
Highlights
Oftentimes sociology has focussed on the relationship between social origin and cultural habits
Sociology has often addressed the study of social class and social status by explaining differences in habits and cultural practices
We deal with the methodological difficulties posed by the different statistical techniques used in recent sociological tradition over social stratification of cultural consumption
Summary
Las relaciones que guarda el origen social con los hábitos culturales han sido objeto de estudio privilegiado en las ciencias sociales. La sociología ha acudido con frecuencia al estudio de las clases sociales y del estatus social para explicar las diferencias en los hábitos y las prácticas culturales (sus usos sociales). Con el presente artículo hemos pretendido acotar las características sociales que tienen mayor influencia sobre los hábitos de consumo cultural. Hemos utilizado el marco que nos proporciona el conjunto de teorías más importantes sobre la estratificación social en el consumo cultural y comprobar así su capacidad explicativa en nuestro país. Describiremos brevemente las diferentes teorías sobre consumo cultural y estratificación social más importantes en la actualidad. Con ella realizaremos un análisis de correspondencias múltiples con un conjunto de variables sobre consumo cultural y estilos de vida. Con ella realizaremos un análisis de clases latentes con los géneros musicales que más habitualmente escucha la población
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