Culture is Bad for You - Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries (Hardcover)

Culture will keep you fit and healthy. Culture will bring communities together. Culture will improve your education. This is the message from governments and arts organisations across the country; however, this book explains why we need to be cautious about culture. Offering a powerful call to transform the cultural and creative industries, Culture is bad for you examines the link between social inequality and who produces, consumes and participates in culture. Exclusion from culture begins at an early age, the authors argue, and despite claims by cultural institutions and businesses to hire talented and hardworking individuals, women, people of colour, and those from working class backgrounds are systematically disbarred. While the inequalities that characterise both workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised.

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Orian Brook • Dave O'Brien • Mark Taylor
Dimensions:	203 x 127mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5746-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-5746-2
Barcode:	9781526157461

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