What is allodoxia?

Answer 1

Allodoxia is a term invented by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Bourdieu discusses the concept at length in his book, Distinction: A Social Critique on the Judgement of Taste. He defines the term Allodoxia as a cultural misinterpretation, misapprehension, or misidentification. The term is particularly related to the display or expression of social class. Bourdieu points to the act of mistaking light Opera for high culture or misidentifying imitation goods for the originals as examples of allodoxia, and he explains that such misinterpretations serve to further differentiate between social classes.