Mikkel Haderup Larsen

Sociologist researching status and discrimination

Postdoc at Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

@MadsJaeger and I recently published a paper in @SociologicalSci, in which we find that a widely shared cultural hierarchy exists in Denmark and that “brows” are salient in distinguishing cultural tastes. We thank @RockwoolFonden and @Carlsbergfondet for funding. See 🧵 [1/9]

[Sociological Science @SociologicalSci]

NEW: Stephan Dochow-Sondershaus, "Hunkering Down or Catching Up? No Long-Term Effect of Ethnic Minority Share on Neighborhood Contacts." https://t.co/oSKAZgx21Y

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

@giannaeick @UvA_Amsterdam @FMG_UvA Congratulations! 🎉

[Gianna Maria Eick @giannaeick]

I received tenure at the @UvA_Amsterdam today 🥳

As a #careleaver, #firstgenerationstudent and #migrant I could not be any prouder and thank everyone for their support over the past years ❤️

Today @FMG_UvA also published an interview about my research (see link below) ⬇️

[Mads Meier Jæger @MadsJaeger]

Hvor anerkendte er forskellige musikere? Min forskningsgruppe vil gerne vide, hvad du mener herom. Bidrag til vores pilotprojekt ved at sige din mening - det tager højst to minutter og hjælper os med at få kanonen skudt ind!

https://t.co/8gTdxH0YzI

[Said Hassan @SaidAJHassan]

Late tweet, but very honored to have received this award at the ECSR with my amazing co-authors from @RockwoolFonden

You can read our paper on refugee peer effects here: https://t.co/apHL6mjzTu

[Jon Mellon @jon_mellon]

Heading to ASA to present a paper on what determines social status in Britain using a new conjoint experiment that had people 30,720 status judgements (screenshot below)

[Mads Meier Jæger @MadsJaeger]

Does genetic variation account for why some people prefer thrillers over biographies and some prefer physical books over E-books? Yes, we find, in a new paper on literary tastes published in @PLOSONE with @stinemollegaard and @Blaabaek. Link (open access): https://t.co/hlPFCAD28u

[Mads Meier Jæger @MadsJaeger]

Hvad siger din kulturelle smag om dig som person? Synes andre, at du er snobbet og kultiveret, hvis du kan lide Mozart, men bøv(s)et hvis du kan lide Metallica? Tjek vores indlæg (@MikHaderup ) baseret på ny forskning: https://t.co/YkWfYUEGwJ

[Claire Maxwell @maxwell_claire]

How do young people move from inheriting a national economic elite position (in the Global South) to becoming part of a global elite? @KJLillie & I examine whether an international elite education trajectory can make this a reality:
https://t.co/fDv3NE6Jlr

[Dirk Witteveen @dirk_witteveen]

Excited to give a talk on ethnic earnings inequality in football this afternoon!⚽️

https://t.co/3o1Wg0zYjz

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

Together, our findings suggest that a cultural hierarchy exists that legitimizes status differences and inequality. This hierarchy is a necessary condition for cultural tastes to operate as cultural capital. For more details see paper (open access) https://t.co/QtUjFcVD3k [9/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

We also find that the cultural hierarchy is widely shared. To illustrate, Figure 2 shows that respondents with high and low education rate activities in the same way. We find the same result when breaking down ratings by age, gender, and subjective socioeconomic position. [5/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

Consequently, “brows” are salient in distinguishing lifestyles, at least in Denmark. [8/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

[4/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

We find clear evidence that a cultural hierarchy exists. Figure 1 shows that respondents link activities often considered highbrow (e.g., opera, caviar, and golf) with higher social rank than activities often considered lowbrow (e.g., heavy metal, nuggets, and boxing). [3/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

We asked a representative sample of 3,000 respondents to rate, on an 11-point scale, whether they associate 60 different cultural activities (in the domains of music, food, perf. arts, leisure, sports, and literature) with people from the bottom (0) or top (10) of society. [2/9]

[Mikkel Haderup Larsen @MikHaderup]

@MadsJaeger and I recently published a paper in @SociologicalSci, in which we find that a widely shared cultural hierarchy exists in Denmark and that “brows” are salient in distinguishing cultural tastes. We thank @RockwoolFonden and @Carlsbergfondet for funding. See 🧵 [1/9]

[Sociological Science @SociologicalSci]

NEW: Jæger and Larsen, "From Metallica to Mozart: Mapping the Cultural Hierarchy of Lifestyle Activities." https://t.co/Yes7A5xB5B