Understanding the dynamics of cultural stratification - the case of spain

• Autores: Fatma Sibel Ağlamaz
• Directores de la Tesis: Jorge Rodríguez Menes (dir. tes.)
• Lectura: En la Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( España ) en 2021
• Idioma: español
• Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Philippe Coulangeon (presid.), Jordi López Sintas (secret.), Laurie Hanquinet (voc.)
• Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales por la Universidad Pompeu Fabra
• Materias:
  • Sociología
    • Sociología cultural
      • Evolución cultural
      • Relaciones culturales
    • Grupos sociales
      • Estratificación social
• Enlaces
  • Tesis en acceso abierto en: TDX
• Resumen

  • Advanced societies have witnessed unprecedented socioeconomic and technological changes in the last 50 years. The growth of the service sector has transformed the class structure, and social mobility has increased for younger cohorts. Massive urbanization has altered social interactions; educational expansion has raised people’s cognitive abilities, and the spread of mass media and new information technologies has facilitated contacts between different cultures. These social transformations have been accompanied by deep cultural changes at the individual and societal levels. This thesis explores the many different manifestations of cultural change and investigates the underlying mechanisms through which social change has promoted differentiation in cultural consumption and the multiplication of social connections. Using data from Spain, a society that experienced one of the fastest modernization processes in the second half of the 20th century, I examine three dimensions of culture that are central to the literature on the sociology of culture: cultural tastes, omnivority, and social capital. The findings of this thesis highlight the persistent importance of structural factors such as education and social class in explaining the differences in cultural manifestations. However, the results also suggest that cultural preferences may be becoming more socially heterogeneous and individualistic over time due to the levelling role of public education, urbanization, social mobility, and the spread of new communication technologies. The thesis's main conclusion is that to study the relationship between social and cultural change it may be necessary to adopt a pluralist perspective that considers the role of both social structure and individuals’ actions in shaping culture.