Um baile de classe distinção e fronteiras entre elites

Abstract

The article analyzes the struggles for distinction carried out by the elites, brought to the public by communication channels. In the empirical research (medias that portray the upper-class habitus), the distinctive disputes will be discussed through the metaphor of an elitist dance. It is an image evoked from the book Le Bal des célibataires, by Bourdieu; that means, such as in a dance between classes, outside the elitist context, those who watch the elegant dance of the elites can, at least, rehearse the choreography, but do not enter the hall; and inside, the class ball is restricted to guests, legitimate members of high society. In this ball, the image of the ruling classes is publicly objectified, which demarcate their territories in relation to the other classes and within the upper class itself. Finally, it is noticed that the publications divulge a style selectively interdicted to the popularization, but ostensibly exposed to the public.