The Consumption of Cultural Products: An Analysis of the Spanish Social Space

Jordi Sintas and Ercilia Álvarez

Journal of Cultural Economics, 2002, vol. 26, issue 2, 115-138

Abstract: This article analyses the social consumption of cultural products by Spaniards from the standpoint of microeconomics and sociology. By comparing Lancaster's ``new consumer theory'' to Bourdieu's theory, we show the usefulness of simultaneous analysis of consumption from both perspectives. The results provide evidence supporting the hypothesis of expressive functions, distinction and symbolic properties of cultural products. In addition, the ``new consumer theory'' has various implications for both cultural policymaking and marketing of cultural products. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2002

Keywords: applied modern consumer theory; cultural policy; cultural products; microeconomics; social class distinction; sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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