The shape of culture : a study of contemporary cultural patterns in the United States / Judith R. Blau.
Blau, Judith R., 1942-| Call Number | 700/.1/030973 |
| Author | Blau, Judith R., 1942- author. |
| Title | The shape of culture : a study of contemporary cultural patterns in the United States / Judith R. Blau. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | The Arnold and Caroline Rose monograph series of the American Sociological Association |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Culture as structure and meaning -- The American cultural landscape -- Reproduction and decline -- Co-occurrence, tipping in, and bridging -- Organizational assembly and disassembly -- Increasing returns on diminishing artists -- A little more on the hobby horse -- Masses and classes -- The transformation of American culture. |
| Summary | This book systematically examines prevailing cultural patterns in contemporary American society. Using information on several thousands of cultural organisations, including elite ones (such as opera and chamber music companies) and popular cultural ones (such as cinemas and live rock concerts), Professor Blau examines the geography of culture, the changing demands for culture, the interdependencies among cultural organisations of different kinds, the nature of labour markets for artists, and the effects of arts subsidies on nonprofit cultural establishments over a ten year period. One of the major conclusions of the book is that the social conditions that support elite and popular culture are increasingly similar over time. |
| Subject | Arts and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States. |
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| Summary | This book systematically examines prevailing cultural patterns in contemporary American society. Using information on several thousands of cultural organisations, including elite ones (such as opera and chamber music companies) and popular cultural ones (such as cinemas and live rock concerts), Professor Blau examines the geography of culture, the changing demands for culture, the interdependencies among cultural organisations of different kinds, the nature of labour markets for artists, and the effects of arts subsidies on nonprofit cultural establishments over a ten year period. One of the major conclusions of the book is that the social conditions that support elite and popular culture are increasingly similar over time. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Culture as structure and meaning -- The American cultural landscape -- Reproduction and decline -- Co-occurrence, tipping in, and bridging -- Organizational assembly and disassembly -- Increasing returns on diminishing artists -- A little more on the hobby horse -- Masses and classes -- The transformation of American culture. |
| Subject | Arts and society United States History 20th century. Popular culture United States. |
| Multimedia |