Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.55.2.2.1
New Housing Estates in the Settlement Network of Zagreb - Cultural Participation of Residents
Mirjana Adamović
orcid.org/0000-0002-2132-9345
; Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper, using Bourdieu’s theoretical framework, aims to research the cultural participation
structure and how it is related to the social characteristics of respondents living in new housing
estates in Zagreb and the neighbouring cities (Samobor, VelikaGorica and Zaprešić). The
survey was conducted in 2014 on a target sample of 308 respondents. Factor analysis identified
four dimensions of cultural participation: “participation in high culture”, “reading and
consumption of cultural programs”, “active participation in artistic and applied art activities”
and “auditory culture”. In order to research the impact of selected sociodemographic characteristics
on cultural participation, factors were transformed into additive scales and variance
analysis and t-test were applied. Results show that the “participation in high culture” scale
is correlated with education, work status, occupation of respondents and average monthly
household income. The “reading and consumption of cultural programs” scale is connected
with female gender, age, education and marital status, whereas the “active involvement in artistic
and applied activities” scale is only connected with female gender. The scale of “auditory
culture” is not related to any socio-demographic characteristics. This research confirms the
importance of socioeconomic status in the consumption of high culture as well as the importance
of gender in certain dimensions of cultural participation. Differences in cultural participation
of Zagreb residents and residents of the neighboring cities have not been confirmed.
Keywords
cultural participation; cultural capital; new housing estates and locations; gender
Hrčak ID:
184305
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Publication date:
10.7.2017.
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