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Aiello, Brittnie. "The Changing Tastes of a Community: Gentrification and the Taste Hierarchy of Northampton" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p110477_index.html>

Aiello, B. L. , 2004-08-14 "The Changing Tastes of a Community: Gentrification and the Taste Hierarchy of Northampton" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p110477_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The gentrification of Northampton, Massachusetts has brought considerable cultural change to the community. As class dynamics shift in the city, the hierarchy of tastes is being re-ordered. Bourdieu (1984) argues that taste is a hidden function of the class hierarchy, but in Northampton the process of gentrification sometimes allows longtime residents to recognize the connection between taste and class, resulting in conflict and resentment toward �newcomers.� Using three issues of change in Northampton, I demonstrate Bourdieu�s (1984) theory of taste as a process. The economic and cultural changes of downtown Northampton, the proliferation of panhandlers on Main Street, and the growth and visibility of the lesbian community produce a range of responses and opinions of longtime residents. As economic, cultural, and political tastes change, Northampton residents contest the re-ordering of the taste hierarchy on various levels.

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