Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway
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Hovden, J. F., & Rosenlund, L. (2021). Class and everyday media use: A case study from Norway. Nordicom Review, 42(s3), 129-149. 10.2478/nor-2021-0030Sammendrag
In this article, we consider how contemporary media use is structured by social class, fol-lowing the theoretical and methodical framework derived from Bourdieu’s book Distinc-tion, published in 1984, with a detailed study of everyday use of media platforms, brands, and content among Norwegian citizens (N = 2,064). First, we analyse how such media use varies in the overall social space using multiple correspondence analysis. Second, we independently explore the main differences and groupings of media practices, combining multifactor analysis and cluster analysis. While identifying important gender and genera-tional differences, this study clearly shows how media use inside both younger and older generations are marked by class differences, which we argue demonstrates the fundamental and continuing importance of class for understanding mediated lifestyles.