It is based on an empirical investigation of taste and lifestyle using nationally representative survey data and qualitative interviews. It considers the material aspects of housing and the changing contexts that are linked to the creation and display of desire for social position and distinction expressed in talk about home decoration as personal expression and individuals' ideas of a `dream house'. It explores the relationship between housing and the position of individuals in social space mapped out by means of a multiple correspondence analysis.
The article discusses the significance of cultural capital for the understanding of the field of housing in contemporary Britain.
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