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Diagram of Type-Identities
This diagram is inspired on Bourdieu's diagrams in La distinction (1984: 128-129, 262, 340). The six spatial categories are situated in social structure according to cultural capital (represented by the letter C) and economic capital (represented by the letter E). Vertically the total volume of capital increases and decreases, while horizontally the proportion of cultural to economic capital varies (and vice versa). New urbanites have a large amount of cultural capital, but they do not have high incomes. By contrast, suburbanites are typically affluent, although some of them do possess a fair amount of cultural capital as well. The position of new villagers is such that they can not afford a classic suburb, but still have enough money to find an alternative for the modern suburb – whereas exurbanites are satisfied with the convenience of such a suburb, because it allows them to stretch their moderate financial and cultural capacities to the maximum. For original urbanites and original villagers the proportion of the kinds of capital is less important, as they have only small amounts of either. Most urban immigrants possess even less when they arrive. Since the volume of cultural and economic capital sets important limitations to residential choices, some examples of preferences have been added to the diagram.
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