Synthesized answer
The central thesis of Pierre Bourdieu's "Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste" is that differences in taste between modern French classes are examined [Passage 1]. The book also discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines strategies of pretension [Passage 1]. It is described as a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind [Passage 1].
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From the book
Title: Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu Description: Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension. Categories: Social Science Pages: 642 Snippet: This is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind.