textabstractIn this article, we explore how people differ in interpreting members of their\udown and other social classes as portrayed in reality television. Using in-depth\udinterviews, participants from three social classes watched video fragments\udshowing people belonging to four social classes. The results indicate that we\udcan distinguish four specific ways of interpreting, namely tolerance, distancing,\udpractical, and identifying. These ways of interpreting are characteristic\udfor the social classes of the viewers and differ in the extent in which they build\udon identity, distancing, openness, and stereotyping. The differences point\udtowards an important but ambiguous role played by openness within the\udcultural elite, a strong class-consciousness shown by the economic elite, and a\udgeneral importance of cultural and economic capital.
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