{"product_id":"2026200015693-secondhand-popular-culture-and-high-culture-an-analysis-and-evaluation-of-taste","title":"Popular Culture And High Culture: An Analysis And Evaluation Of Taste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat separates a Rembrandt from a romance novel, or a symphony from a pop song — and who decides? Herbert J. Gans confronts this charged question head-on in Popular Culture and High Culture: An Analysis and Evaluation of Taste, a landmark work in cultural sociology that systematically dismantles the age-old hierarchy dividing elite art from mass entertainment. Drawing on a rich sociological framework, Gans argues that taste is not an innate gift of the privileged few, but rather a product of class, education, and access — mapping out distinct taste cultures that reflect the lived realities of different social groups across America.\n\nWritten with the clarity and conviction of a seasoned social scientist, the work challenges the aesthetic gatekeepers who have long dismissed popular culture as inferior, making a bold democratic case for re-evaluating how society judges cultural worth. Gans' analysis remains as urgent today as when it was first published, cutting through cultural snobbery with sharp, evidence-based precision. For anyone who has ever questioned why some art is celebrated and other art is scorned, this essential text leaves one irresistible question lingering: who truly has the right to define good taste?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203256983771,"sku":"2026200015693-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b9b33474-f03c-48c7-a644-120ae16273b9.png?v=1788146585","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015693-secondhand-popular-culture-and-high-culture-an-analysis-and-evaluation-of-taste","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}