The Sociology of Elite Distinction

1. Introduction
Jean-Pascal Daloz

Part I. Social Theory and Elite Distinction

2. Classical Approaches to Social Emulation and Distinction
Jean-Pascal Daloz

3. Major Subsequent Contributions
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4. Grand Theories: Limits and Merits
Jean-Pascal Daloz

Part II. Key Manifestations

5. External Signs of Superiority
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6. Embodied Signs of Superiority
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7. Vicarious Display
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Part III. Variability

8. The Historicity of Elite Distinction: Selected Themes
Jean-Pascal Daloz

9. Tradition, Fashion, Borrowing and Syncretism
Jean-Pascal Daloz

10. Beyond Reductionism
Jean-Pascal Daloz

11. Conclusion
Jean-Pascal Daloz

Keywords: Social Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, general, Popular Science in Education, Cultural Anthropology, Regional and Cultural Studies, Social Structure, Social Inequality