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What is the relation between class position and cultural practices and tastes? Motivated by the work of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, Bennett and his four coauthors explore this question by reporting on an empirical study conducted in Great Britain in 2003. The study involved the responses of 1,791 adults (a response rate of 43 percent out of a larger sample) to a lengthy questionnaire, supplemented by 25 focus groups and 44 household interviews. Researchers used an atypical technique called multiple correspondence analysis (not clearly explained) to analyze data from 41 questions answered by 1,529 individuals, a method that generated obscure results--e.g., "cloud of modalities" and "cloud of individuals"--but also more understandable conclusions, such as, "The working class [is characterized by] its lack of participation and its dislike of legitimate culture." Whereas Bourdieu saw cultural traits as part of the definition of social class, Bennett et al. view those traits as in part determined by class position. They further suggest that these cultural tastes may be as much a consequence of age, gender, and ethnicity as of social class. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, professionals. D. Harper University of Rochester