Analysis Of Distinction By Pierre Bourdieu

Pierre Bourdieu, in Distinction, explains taste and preference between different social classes and education levels. He argues that taste is not pure and what we find aesthetically pleasing, and what we appreciate, in terms of art and literature, are directly connected to how people are raised and the way they are educated. Bourdieu is right in saying that literature and the study of art legitimizes social divisions in terms that those who can afford to receive a higher education will be able to understand and value it on a finer level. However, there are ways to promote more egalitarian ends, although it may be difficult. Pierre Bourdieu points out that taste shows class because, “taste classifies and it classifies the classifier” (1669). Whether people realize it, or not, their preferences in art and even what they wear …show more content…
Starting late only calls for catching up, which is very hard to do. All schools should promote a healthy development of literature, but it would also be in student’s best interest for their parents to show support even before schooling starts. A lot of development goes on in the early years of life. With this said, parental involvement with learning literature is very important. However, parents of lower social classes may need help too, in order for their children to receive outcomes similar to children of higher classes. It is important that parents have both economic and emotional stability themselves to be able to engage in their children’s learning on a daily basis. At times, parents of lower social classes cannot be as involved in learning as they may want because of various reasons, mainly due to economic situations. This is why promoting a more equal system is a difficult thing to do, but possible with better integration of early education systems at school