This book draws upon a relational sociological paradigm to explore the processes of
collective action in football fandom across Europe and the UK. Through a range of case …

Public libraries are among key sites for the acquisition of cultural capital, and possibly one of
the most potent means through which the state can address inequality. While digitalization of …

Sharing mass media content through social network sites has become a prevalent practice
that provides individuals with social utility and cultural capital. This behavior is examined …

In cultural consumption, higher social status is primarily reflected in the consumption of
cultural products from diverse levels of sophistication, denoted as cultural omnivorousness …

Key debates of contemporary cultural sociology–the rise of the 'cultural omnivore', the fate of
classical 'highbrow'culture, the popularization, commercialization and globalization of …

The study of mundane, everyday uses of the Internet remains an emerging field of inquiry.
Analysing data from a large seven country survey of Internet use and adapting concepts and …

The contemporary retail landscape is in flux, and there is a growing perception that
shopping at bricks and mortar stores is more expensive and time-consuming than shopping …

Context: highly identified with the genre, indie fans are engaged and productive, especially
in virtual communities where they circulate opinions and share experiences. Objective: since …

This paper addresses the concerns of the Understanding Everyday Participation project with
the relationship between cultural participation and space. Here we approach the notion of …

The so called “disk-crisis” and the rise of music digitization and/or music piracy regularly
make the headlines of general and specialized newspapers. The impacts of these …