Despite the study's focus on an "egalitarian" setting, the research shows that lower education and being outside the labor market still predict lower participation in traditional highbrow culture, maintaining social stratification.
Understanding Cultural Non-Participation in an Egalitarian Context (2022) by Riie Heikkilä explores why individuals in high-equality societies (specifically Finland) abstain from "highbrow" cultural activities, such as theater, opera, or museum visits. The book challenges the notion that these individuals are completely passive, revealing they often have active, alternative lifestyles.
The book is part of the Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation series .
this research has for cultural policy planners.
The study is based on qualitative interviews with 40 people in Finland whose backgrounds predicted low cultural activity.
Despite the study's focus on an "egalitarian" setting, the research shows that lower education and being outside the labor market still predict lower participation in traditional highbrow culture, maintaining social stratification.
Understanding Cultural Non-Participation in an Egalitarian Context (2022) by Riie Heikkilä explores why individuals in high-equality societies (specifically Finland) abstain from "highbrow" cultural activities, such as theater, opera, or museum visits. The book challenges the notion that these individuals are completely passive, revealing they often have active, alternative lifestyles. Understanding Cultural Non-Participation in an ...
The book is part of the Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation series . Despite the study's focus on an "egalitarian" setting,
this research has for cultural policy planners. such as theater
The study is based on qualitative interviews with 40 people in Finland whose backgrounds predicted low cultural activity.