The "cultural elite" brought up on opera and the higher arts, which supposedly turns up its nose at anything as vulgar as a pop song or mainstream television, does not exist, according to research published by Oxford University academics.According to the article there is no longer a class system, but there is a status system based on your occupation and your education. The higher your status and level of education the more likely you are to be interested in things that were once considered high-brow like art and opera.
What can this mean for the future "reading class" as universal literacy gives way to video on demand and touch screens interfaces?
Secondly, as the middle class loses access to higher education, won't job status once again reinforce class differences based on wealth and family?
