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The Sociology of Culture Art and Society: Reception

Bourdieu’s Terminology 1) Cultural Capital = Socially valuable knowledge, beliefs, or dispositions 2) Habitus = Deeply subconscious mental schemas that organize our understanding of the world, and predispose us to interact in certain ways. 3) 19 th C. Split of Western Art: Autonomous Sphere = The world of “high art,” which distances itself from the economic market and proves its worth by not making money Autonomous Sphere = The world of “high art,” which distances itself from the economic market and proves its worth by not making money Heteronomous Sphere= The world of “pop art,” which embraces the logic of the market, and proves its worth by high- volume selling. Heteronomous Sphere= The world of “pop art,” which embraces the logic of the market, and proves its worth by high- volume selling.

Bourdieu’s Theory of Art Perception Social Influences Mental Schemes for Decoding the Artwork

Which of the Following Sentences is Correct? 1) I consulted with an expert, who I met in New York. 1) I consulted with an expert, who I met in New York. 2) I consulted with an expert, whom I met in New York. 2) I consulted with an expert, whom I met in New York.

Cultural Education and Inequality “Art education… does not explicitly give to all what it implicitly demands from all.” (p. 232) “Art education… does not explicitly give to all what it implicitly demands from all.” (p. 232) “In fact, the school has only to give free play to the objective machinery of cultural diffusion without working systematically to give to all … what is given to some through family inheritance, … for it to redouble and consecrate by it’s approval the socially conditioned inequality of cultural competence, by treating them as natural inequalities or as inequality of gifts or natural talents” (p. 233) “In fact, the school has only to give free play to the objective machinery of cultural diffusion without working systematically to give to all … what is given to some through family inheritance, … for it to redouble and consecrate by it’s approval the socially conditioned inequality of cultural competence, by treating them as natural inequalities or as inequality of gifts or natural talents” (p. 233)

Connoisseurs “It follows that the most experienced connoisseurs are the natural champions of charismatic ideology, which attributes to the work of art a magical power of conversion capable of awakening the potentialities latent in a few of the elect” (p. 234) “It follows that the most experienced connoisseurs are the natural champions of charismatic ideology, which attributes to the work of art a magical power of conversion capable of awakening the potentialities latent in a few of the elect” (p. 234)

Taste and Distinction “It can be seen that museums betray, … their true function, which is to strengthen the feeling of belonging in some and the feeling of exclusion in others. Everything, in these civic temples in which the bourgeois society deposits its most sacred possessions, … combines to indicate that the world of art is as contrary to the world of everyday life as the sacred to the profane” (p. 236) “It can be seen that museums betray, … their true function, which is to strengthen the feeling of belonging in some and the feeling of exclusion in others. Everything, in these civic temples in which the bourgeois society deposits its most sacred possessions, … combines to indicate that the world of art is as contrary to the world of everyday life as the sacred to the profane” (p. 236) “Although the work of art, owing to its sacred character, calls for particular dispositions or predispositions, it brings in return its consecration to those who satisfy its demands, to the small elite who are self-chosen by their aptitude to respond to its appeal.” (p. 237) “Although the work of art, owing to its sacred character, calls for particular dispositions or predispositions, it brings in return its consecration to those who satisfy its demands, to the small elite who are self-chosen by their aptitude to respond to its appeal.” (p. 237)

The Paths of Cultural Inequality Family Milieu Accumulates Cultural Experiences Intuitively Understands School Materials Goes on to Higher Education Likes “High Art” – Looks Down on Not Liking Art Does Not Accumulate Cultural Experiences Does Not Intuitively Understand School Materials Does Not Go on to Higher Education Does Not Like “High Art” – Doesn’t Understand Liking Art

Anosognosia Defined as: Defined as: Unawareness or Denial of Severe Physical or Mental Disabilities. Unawareness or Denial of Severe Physical or Mental Disabilities. People with anosognosia may be: People with anosognosia may be: Blind Blind Paralyzed Paralyzed Aphasiac (unable to understand or produce language) Aphasiac (unable to understand or produce language)

The Visual Chain Integration of Sensory Information With General Awareness Parsing of Visual Information Into an Image Light is Focused on Human Retina Light Bounces off Physical Object Higher-Order Thought