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Sociologists traditionally focus on the power of socio-economic variables as drivers of aesthetic tastes and cultural practices, leaving other important factors outside the purview of analysis. As a remedy, this article makes use of recent progress at the intersection of the sociology of culture and network theory to show that individual interest in and preferences for art are also embedded in social relationships of a different kind. Data from a specially designed survey on personal networks and cultural tastes in Polish society is analyzed. Cultural taste is measured in detail by presenting respondents with ten color illustrations depicting different styles of visual art. These ten evaluations are then reduced to two significant dimensions (traditional vs. more modern art). The regressions analyses show distinct relations of network characteristics (such as heterogeneity, type of contacts, density, or associational membership) with the type of art preferred. The findings are interpreted in terms of social influence and affinity between cultural orientations (e.g., openness) and the manners in which social ties are developed and maintained. Additionally, the article sheds light on distinction patterns by arguing that status is claimed through specific (modern) preferences.
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Artykuł dodaje klasową perspektywę do badań nad kapitałem społecznym, badając, w jaki sposób podziały klasowe w Polsce wpływają na dostępność zasobów społecznych oraz w jakim stopniu sieci społeczne są posegregowane według klas. Problemy te są rozważane na bazie reprezentatywnych lokalnie danych sondażowych (2017). Analizy pokazują, że menedżerowie i specjaliści mają większe sieci społeczne i dostęp do bardziej prestiżowych zasobów niż ich odpowiednicy z niższych klas. Wszystkie klasy wykazują skłonność do homofilii. Jednocześnie segregacja sieci jest wysoka zarówno na górze, jak i na dole hierarchii klas, a klasy pośrodku mają bardziej heterogeniczne sieci. Wyniki potwierdzają znaczenie klasy w badaniu kapitału społecznego i sieci oraz sugerują, że kapitał społeczny może być kluczowym elementem w konsolidacji i reprodukcji przywilejów społecznych.
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This article adds a class perspective to research on social capital by exploring how class divisions in Poland impinge upon the availability of social resources and to what degree social networks are segregated along the lines of class. These problems are considered on the basis of locally representative survey data (2017). The analyses show that managers and specialists have larger social networks and access to more prestigious social resources the their lower class counterparts. All classes demonstrate a tendency to homophily. At the same time the network segregation is high at the top as well as at the bottom of the class hierarchy and the classes in the middle have more heterogeneous networks. The results confirm the relevancy of class in studying social capital and networks and suggest that social capital may be a key element in the consolidation and reproduction of social privileges.
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