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CASE STUDY Faculty of Social Sciences Cultural Capital and Social Exclusion BRITAIN’S cultural tastes and their impact on society The research, undertaken with the Sociology is the focus of a major research project by OU Department from the University of Manchester and sociologists. funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, also explored the relationship between Cultural Capital and Social Exclusion is the first such economic, social and cultural ‘capitals’ – and, major exercise to examine cultural interests– pertinently, the role cultural capital plays in social including such strands as cuisine, fashion and exclusion. cinema – and explore the connections between them that shape modern Britain. “We are examining the acquisition of cultural capital and the degree of inclusiveness in particular class “Such connections, in terms of social class, culture, positions,” said Professor Bennett, “and the extent to ethnicity, gender and questions of equality – and which gender and ethnicity affects prospects of inequality – have never been examined in this way inclusive cultural participation.” © Photodisc before,” said project leader Professor Tony Bennett. Articles about the study and its results have recently “We wanted to determine the relationship between been published in a number of journals including cultural knowledge, taste and participation and Cultural Trends and the British Journal of Sociology discover if it is close enough to warrant the term and the team is also about to publish a report of its ‘cultural capital’.” findings for the British Film Institute. They are also working on a major book – Culture, Class, Distinction In doing so the research team from the Faculty of Social Sciences are also exploring whether there is a breakdown of cultural distinctions and more people of different backgrounds are now tapping into one, more generic culture – and whether cultural capital takes the same form and role as in in France, Australia and the USA. Nearly 1800 adults – a random sample boosted by 227 interviewees deliberately chosen to represent Indian, Pakistani and Caribbean ethnic groups – completed a questionnaire which covered their consumption of mass media, visual and performance arts, music, sport, food and drink and domestic leisure. Forty-four respondents were then interviewed in more detail about their responses. – to be published by Routledge. © Photodisc