Be fancy: socialization to an aesthetic sophistication among women living in a College town (USA)

By Marie Melody Vidal
English

This paper investigates the aesthetic practices of women belonging to the upper-middle class through the dialectic of the visible and the invisible, the said and the unsaid, which characterizes them. It expands the analysis to ways of being. The aim is to outline a socialization to a fancy sophistication with the benefits provided.

  • US College town
  • Socialization
  • Aesthetic sophistication
  • Intimacy
  • Upper-middle class
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