Today's consumers have unprecedented choice in terms of the technologies and platforms
that access, produce, and distribute media content. The development and overlap of …

Legitimating Television: Media Convergence and Cultural Status explores how and why
television is gaining a new level of cultural respectability in the 21st century. Once looked …

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as
democratic. Foodies frequent 'hole in the wall'ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in …

Under the Cover follows the life trajectory of a single work of fiction from its initial inspiration
to its reception by reviewers and readers. The subject is Jarrettsville, a historical novel by …

In today's world, both cultures and societies are changing more quickly than ever before.
The Fourth Edition of “Cultures and Societies in a Changing World” sheds light on the role …

How do cultural critics in the digital age convince audiences that their writings are valuable?
What discursive strategies do they employ to construct their authority? And which differences …

Building on recent research emphasizing how legitimacy depends on consensus among
audiences about candidates' characteristics and activities, we examine the relationship …

This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in
2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, it …

We propose a synthesis of two lines of sociological research on boundary spanning in
cultural production and consumption. One, research on cultural omnivorousness, analyzes …

This paper takes stock of the most recent scholarship on symbolic boundaries and how
these interact with social boundaries—more durable and institutionalized social differences …