Does social class organize the consumption of alternative news in Singapore?

• Main Author: Song, Xiao Wen
• Other Authors: Sam Han
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social stratification; DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Alternative media
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65560
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bourdieu’s (1984) theory of cultural capital highlights consumption as an important activity expressing and establishing social classes, thus creating distinction between them. However, postmodern conditions enabled by technological advances have led to the widespread availability of many cultural g...