Abstract

ACUNA, Beatriz  and  TIPA, Juris. Consumption and communication of the socioeconomic position of the Mexican upper class. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2022, vol.84, n.4, pp.807-838.  Epub Nov 23, 2022. ISSN 2594-0651.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iis.01882503p.2022.4.60384.

By using the concepts “conspicuous consumption” and “forms of capital”, this article analyzes practices of consumption among members of the Mexican upper class as a way to communicate their position in the social space. The universe for this study consists of 36 people from Mexico’s economic elite, who participated in in-depth interviews about their tastes, practices and meanings regarding the consumption of material and symbolic goods.

Keywords : consumption; social classes; upper class; forms of capital; Mexico.

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