scholarly journals Folk Devils and the Hipster Figure: On Classification Struggles, Social Types and Figures in Moral Panic Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Elias le Grand
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Class Politics ◽  
Social Type ◽  
Moral Meaning

This chapter draws on a case study of contested societal reactions to the middle-class hipster figure and gentrification in contemporary London. The analysis shows how public reactions involve forms of class politics and classificatory struggles over the moral meaning gentrification processes and the role of the hipster figure in the latter. Through this, the chapter discusses how the folk devil can be conceptualized as a social type by drawing on Bourdieu’s research on classification.

Linking Moralisation and Class Identity: The Role of Ressentiment and Respectability in the Social Reaction to ‘Chavs’

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Le Grand
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Class Identity ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Social Reaction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dialectical Process ◽  
White Working Class

This paper aims to link two fields of research which have come to form separate lines of inquiry: the sociology of moralisation and studies on class identity. Expanding on recent papers by Young (2009 , 2011 ) and others, the paper argues that the concepts of ressentiment and respectability can be used to connect moralisation processes and the formation of class identities. This is explored through a case study of the social reaction in Britain to white working-class youths labelled ‘chavs’. It is demonstrated that chavs are constructed through moralising discourses and practices, which have some elements of a moral panic. Moreover, moralisation is performative in constructing class identities: chavs have been cast as a ‘non-respectable’ white working-class ‘folk devil’ against whom ‘respectable’ middle-class and working-class people distinguish and identify themselves as morally righteous. Moralising social reactions are here to an important extent triggered by feelings of ressentiment. This is a dialectical process where respectability and ressentiment are tied, not only to the social control of certain non-respectable working-class others, but also to the moral self-governance of the moralisers.

scholarly journals ICTs as the Bullring: A Case Study of the Rainbow Flag Incident in Cairo

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Summer) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Lara Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Upper Middle Class ◽  
The One

In this paper I am studying an incident that started with a concert in one of Cairo’s upper middle class districts, and ended up with a crackdown on the LGBTIQA++ Community in Egypt. In that incident Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) played a main role of contesting positions and representations of state and LGBTIQA++ persons in Egypt. Through the following lines, I am trying to unfold the intricacies of ICTs usage among both the state apparatuses and representatives of their discourse online on the one hand, and the LGBTIQA++ people and allies narratives. And how is it that this very same space acted as a presence- and forced absence- for both. My study is based on personal interviews with members who were directly involved in these events.

scholarly journals Thai Electoral Campaigning: Vote-Canvassing Networks and Hybrid Voting

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anyarat Chattharakul
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
Dyadic Relationships ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Electoral Studies ◽  
Political Factions

Based on evidence gathered through participant observation, this article illuminates the nature of vote-canvassing, previously a black box in Thai electoral studies. Offering a close-up study of the internal mechanisms of an individual Thai election campaign, this article reveals that vote-canvasser networks are underpinned by long-term dyadic relationships, both hierarchical and horizontal, between the candidate, vote-canvassers and voters. These networks continue to be the most important factor in winning elections. This article documents how candidates draw up an election campaign map and identify voters along residential lines to maximise their vote-canvassing strategy. The findings of this article challenge Anek's 1996 concept of “two democracies”, which argues that rural voters are influenced by money, local leaders, political factions and corrupt politicians while more well-educated, urban, middle-class voters are more oriented toward the alternative policies offered by competing parties. The case study of Kom's election campaign showed that the role of the much-vaunted middle-class voters is not decisive, even in suburban areas of Bangkok. While political marketing has grown in importance in Thai elections, it has not displaced traditional electoral practices. Thai society is, in fact, deeply fragmented and diverse – too complex to be divided in such a simplistic manner. This article suggests that rather than undergoing a linear transformation, political hybridisation is a key trend in Thai election campaigns.

scholarly journals Religious Tastes and Styles as Markers of Class Belonging: A Bourdieuian Perspective on Pentecostalism in South America

Sociology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1237-1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Koehrsen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
South America ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Emotional Expressiveness ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
The Relationship

Studies on the relationship between social class and religion tend to highlight the demographic dimension of class, but neglect its symbolic dimension. By addressing the symbolic dimensions through a Bourdieuian approach, this article contends that religious tastes and styles can be employed as class markers within the sphere of religion. A case study on Argentinean Pentecostalism and in-depth analysis of a lower and middle class church illustrate how symbolic class differences are cultivated in the form of distinctive religious styles. While the lower class church displays a style marked by emotional expressiveness and the search for life improvement through spiritual practices, the middle class church performs a sober and calm style of Pentecostalism. The study highlights the role of styles in the reproduction of class boundaries, while shedding a critical light on the importance of tastes.

Exploring the Role of Taste in Middle-Class Household Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlyne Sahakian ◽  
Czarina Saloma ◽  
Sunayana Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Taste Preferences ◽  
Metro Manila ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Eating Out

Abstract Food consumption patterns and practices are undergoing changes in the mega-cities of South and Southeast Asia. Based on a qualitative, comparative case study, this article examines food consumption practices among middle-class households in Bangalore and Metro Manila. We demonstrate how taste preferences, shaped by and shaping food consumption practices, directly relate to increases in meat consumption, food packaging and household food waste—all areas of environmental significance. Taste preferences, which evolved over time, are explained through three inter-related dimensions: (a) the competencies involved in preparing food or eating out; (b) the material dimension of consumption, or products available in sites of food consumption; and (c) the different meanings attached to what makes for a tasty meal. The differences and similarities in food consumption practices between each research site provide insights into how food consumption practices might shift towards more sustainable pathways in Bangalore and Metro Manila, and in similar settings.

PRIVACY AS A CULTURAL VALUE WITHIN TRADITIONAL IRANIAN HOUSING: Lessons for Modern Iranian High Density Vertical Development Housing

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyamak Nayyeri Fallah ◽  
Akram Khalili ◽  
Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
High Density ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Spatial Concept ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Vertical Development ◽  
Group Interviewing

The role of value of privacy in shaping Iranian culture is vital. In contrary to modern middle-class Iranian high density vertical development housing, this cultural principle plays a great role in shaping spatial organization of Iranian traditional housing. The aim of this study is to establish a framework to improve spatial organization of modern Iranian high density vertical development (HDVD) housing through lessons learnt from traditional Iranian housing. In this regard, to reach the aim through qualitative approach and case study strategy, this value of the Iranian traditional housing was investigated. The data collection methods to collect data from middle-class traditional and modern high-density vertical development (HDVD) housing, were multiple tactics as direct observation, open-ended expert interview, semi-structured and focus group interviewing, taking photo, and plan layout. As conclude, it was reached that privacy as a principle governing all aspects of life has had deep impacts on spatial organization of traditional Iranian housing. Thus through using the spatial concept of privacy learnt from traditional Iranian housing can formulate recommendations to betterment spatial organization of middle-class modern Iranian HDVD housing.

scholarly journals Disorientasi Politik dan Peran Intermediary Kelas Menengah To Pulo: Politik Lokal di Kepulauan Selayar Pasca Orde Baru

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
New Order ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
Answering Questions

This paper discusses the emergence of social movements To Pulo with the issue of a new government and thedevelopment of the New Order. Today, the issue is increasingly disappearing in local political discourse inKepulauan Selayar. This paper will explore how these things to happen to focus on the political disorientationand why the role of intermediary actors To Pulo weakened middle class. To explain this case, the use of socialmovement theory perspective of social identity theory and case study research method. The purpose of thispaper to describe a social movement To Pulo by answering questions; how To Pulo social movements?; Whydid political disorientation inside could be happened?; Why did middle-class intermediary role fi zzle?. The conclusion is the disorientation caused by the absence of a strong commitment. And the weak role of the intermediary is caused by internal confl icts To Pulo.

Taxi Drivers and Taxidars: A Case Study of Uber and Ola in Delhi

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Kashyap ◽  
Anjali Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Indian Market ◽  
General Survey ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Police Official ◽  
Taxi Market

This article examines the role of the sharing economy in India’s development through the examples of aggregated taxis such as Uber and Ola in Delhi. 1 Based on a general survey of Uber and Ola drivers and users in Delhi, we argue that Uber and Ola do not measure up to their expected potential in the development of India’s economy on the parameters of ecological sustainability, employment through renting out assets and reduction in the need to own assets. Yet, Uber and Ola are notable for the creation of viable employment opportunities for drivers, and their many benefits for urban middle class users. Unique to the Uber and Ola phenomenon in India is the interception of driver opportunities by taxidars (taxi-owners). This tweaked Uber model for the Indian market allows the middle class individual—the police official, bureaucrat, property dealer, transporter or a professional—an entry into the aggregated taxi market.

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