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Between Breaking Bad and Big Brother: Social Class and Television Preferences in Croatia

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  • KreÅ¡imir Krolo

    (University of Zadar, Croatia)

  • Željka Tonković

    (University of Zadar, Croatia)

  • Dina Vozab

    (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

This article addresses TV preferences as a marker of class divisions both as a type of embodied cultural capital and as a pattern of consumption within the local and global cultural structure in Croatia. Data analysis is extracted from the survey ‘Social Stratification in Croatia: Structural and Subjective Aspects’, conducted on a nationally probabilistic sample of adult Croatian citizens. Factor analysis discovered two main dimensions of television preferences: reality spectacle and foreign fiction preferences, which were recognised as indicators of localised and globalised culture preferences. Further analysis established that these factors are also structured along the class positions of the respondents. Using multiple regression analysis, data suggest the conclusion that the working class prefers TV content in the domestic language and heavy on popular entertainment programming (soap operas, talent, and reality shows). However, the dominant class repudiate ‘lowbrow’ TV content, which highlights class divisions in the cultural field. The analysis sheds light not only on how class positions structure these preferences but also on the important role of age, gender, and music taste play in the formation of television preferences.

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  • KreÅ¡imir Krolo & Željka Tonković & Dina Vozab, 2024. "Between Breaking Bad and Big Brother: Social Class and Television Preferences in Croatia," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 29(4), pages 807-824, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:29:y:2024:i:4:p:807-824
    DOI: 10.1177/13607804231207253
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