Is cultural taste Europeanized with
respect to shared cultural values mediated by the mass
media? Why is classical music appreciated over other types
of music? Are there cultural snobs and who are they? Several
questions are posed and answered in the course of the book
in order to deepen the understanding on the mechanisms that
affect cultural consumption. The cultural consumption
patterns are examined within several cultural domains, which
include e.g. cultural participation, artistic activities...