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03628aam a22004938i 4500 001 3F70D67C475911E7B35354A3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170602010157 008 170302s2017 nju b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016040562 020 $a 0691162735 020 $a 9780691162737 035 $a (OCoLC)974612448 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HB831 $b .C87 2017 082 00 $a 306.4/81201 $2 23 084 $a SOC026000 $a SOC022000 $a SOC026000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Currid-Halkett, Elizabeth, $d 1978- $e author. 245 14 $a The sum of small things : $b a theory of the aspirational class / $c Elizabeth Currid-Halkett. 250 $a Edition: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett. 263 $a 1705 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "In today's world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, these individuals earnestly buy organic, carry NPR tote bags, and breast-feed their babies. They care about discreet, inconspicuous consumption--like eating free-range chicken and heirloom tomatoes, wearing organic cotton shirts and TOMS shoes, and listening to the Serial podcast. They use their purchasing power to hire nannies and housekeepers, to cultivate their children's growth, and to practice yoga and Pilates. In The Sum of Small Things, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett dubs this segment of society "the aspirational class" and discusses how, through deft decisions about education, health, parenting, and retirement, the aspirational class reproduces wealth and upward mobility, deepening the ever-wider class divide. Exploring the rise of the aspirational class, Currid-Halkett considers how much has changed since the 1899 publication of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class. In that inflammatory classic, which coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption," Veblen described upper-class frivolities: men who used walking sticks for show, and women who bought silver flatware despite the effectiveness of cheaper aluminum utensils. Now, Currid-Halkett argues, the power of material goods as symbols of social position has diminished due to their accessibility. As a result, the aspirational class has altered its consumer habits away from overt materialism to more subtle expenditures that reveal status and knowledge. And these transformations influence how we all make choices. With a rich narrative and extensive interviews and research, The Sum of Small Things illustrates how cultural capital leads to lifestyle shifts and what this forecasts, not just for the aspirational class but for everyone."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Leisure class. 650 0 $a Social classes. 650 0 $a Lifestyles. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x Social Classes. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x Popular Culture. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE $x General. $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Leisure class. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00996058 650 7 $a Lifestyles. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00998417 650 7 $a Social classes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01122346 941 $a 6 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092947.0 952 $l N2AX314 $d 20210728020941.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110072102.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211023537.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006113126.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180104061637.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3F70D67C475911E7B35354A3DAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search