...in order to become marketable. Learning has become an aspect of symbolic capital (Bourdieu, 1984). Knowledge becomes important; knowledge of new goods,...most relevant. Here one may find most frequently the self-conscious auto-didact who is concerned to convey the appropriate and legitimate signals through...

...lifestyle. It is for groups such as the new middle class, the new working class and the new rich and upper class, that the consumerculture magazines, newspapers,...most relevant. Here one may find most frequently the self-conscious autodidact who is concerned to convey the appropriate signals through his/her consumption...

...new middle class, the new working class and the new rich or upper class, that the consumer culture of magazines, newspapers, books television and radio...transformation, how to manage property, relationships and ambitions, how to construct a fulfilling lifestyle, are most relevant. (Featherstone 1991, p. 19) the...