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<p>In this article, we consider how contemporary media use is structured by social class, following the theoretical and methodical framework derived from Bourdieu's book <italic>Distinction</italic>, published in 1984, with a detailed study of everyday use of media platforms, brands, and content among Norwegian citizens (<italic>N</italic> = 2,064). First, we analyse how such media use varies in the overall social space using multiple correspondence analysis. Second, we independently explore the main differences and groupings of media practices, combining multifactor analysis and cluster analysis. While identifying important gender and generational differences, this study clearly shows how media use inside both younger and older generations are marked by class differences, which we argue demonstrates the fundamental and continuing importance of class for understanding mediated lifestyles.</p>
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In this article, we consider how contemporary media use is structured by social class, following the theoretical and methodical framework derived from Bourdieu's book Distinction, published in 1984, with a detailed study of everyday use of media platforms, brands, and content among Norwegian citizens (N = 2,064). First, we analyse how such media use varies in the overall social space using multiple correspondence analysis. Second, we independently explore the main differences and groupings of media practices, combining multifactor analysis and cluster analysis. While identifying important gender and generational differences, this study clearly shows how media use inside both younger and older generations are marked by class differences, which we argue demonstrates the fundamental and continuing importance of class for understanding mediated lifestyles.

Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway

Department of Information Science and Media Studies

Nordicom Review

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In this article, we consider how contemporary media use is structured by social class, following the theoretical and methodical framework derived from...

Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway

Published Online: Apr 07, 2021

Page range: 129 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0030

Keywords
social class, media use, Scandinavia, Bourdieu, homology thesis

© 2021 Jan Fredrik Hovden et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway

Published Online: Apr 07, 2021

Page range: 129 - 149

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2021-0030

Keywordssocial class, media use, Scandinavia, Bourdieu, homology thesis

© 2021 Jan Fredrik Hovden et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
social class, media use, Scandinavia, Bourdieu, homology thesis