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Distinction Theory

Distinction Theory is a sociological framework that explains how individuals and groups establish social hierarchies and cultural identity through the differential acquisition and deployment of subcultural capital, thereby distinguishing themselves from others within a stratified social field.

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2017–2026

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System as Difference

Niklas Luhmann · Organization · 2005 · 253 citations

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Avarice and Ambition in Congress: Representatives' Decisions to Run or Retire from the U.S. House

Richard Hall, Robert P. Van Houweling · American Political Science Review · 1995 · 180 citations

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Cultural sociology and new forms of distinction

Sam Friedman, Mike Savage, Laurie Hanquinet et al. · Poetics · 2015 · 153 citations · Full text

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Perception of the major/minor distinction: I. Historical and theoretical foundations.

Robert G. Crowder · Psychomusicology Music Mind and Brain · 1984 · 118 citations

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Distinctions, systems, relationships, and perspectives (DSRP): A theory of thinking and of things

Derek Cabrera, Laura Colosi · Evaluation and Program Planning · 2008 · 89 citations

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Authors

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  1. TJ
    Thomas J. Fararo

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    1 publications · 77 citations

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  2. FS
    Florian Schwarz

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  3. NL
    Niklas Luhmann

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    1 publications · 253 citations

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  4. SF
    Sam Friedman

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 153 citations

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  5. IC
    In Chull Jang

    Konkuk University, South Korea

    1 publications · 25 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. Universitas Pasundan

    Bandung, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    180 citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    153 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  7. Birkbeck, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  8. Japan External Trade Organization

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    70 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  2. Social Forces

    SF · 1 publications · 77 citations

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  3. Zeitschrift für Soziologie

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. International Review of Sociology

    1 publications · 55 citations

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  5. L2 Journal

    1 publications · 25 citations

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