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| Id | 122 | |
| Author | Hill Strategies , R., | |
| Title | Social Effects of the Arts: Exploratory Statistical Evidence. | |
| Reference | Hill Strategies Research (2008, March). Social Effects of the Arts: Exploratory Statistical Evidence. Statistical Insights on the Arts, 6 (4). |
Link to article | https://hillstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/Social_effects_culture.pdf |
| Abstract | This exploratory report examines the relationship between four cultural activities (reading books, attending live performances, visiting art galleries, and attending movie theatres) and various social effects. It also conducts a brief literature review of the subject. |
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| Donations to health organizations can make standards of health more equal. . | Visual arts can reduce stress levels and reduce the symptoms of depression for some patients. . | The connections formed at the neighbourhood level can have an important impact on peoples identities and pride. . | Donations to cultural organizations can enhance opportunities for social interaction. . | Culture provides a means to be entertained, celebrate commonalities and differences, express individuality, feel a sense of attachment and experience artistic expression. . | While there are many other factors that could play a significant role in the social indicators examined in the report, the positive findings regarding art gallery visitors indicate that there may indeed be a link between art gallery visits and positive social engagement. . | The links to social engagement could be stronger for more frequent participants or participants in many different cultural activities. . | While there are many other factors that could play a significant role in the social indicators examined in the report, the positive findings regarding book readers indicate that there may indeed be a link between book reading and positive social engagement. . | In addition to helping patients cope with their ailments, arts projects can help the staff at health facilities. . | The respondents believed that their newly acquired skills from participating in arts projects would be helpful in finding work, among other areas. . | Performing arts attendees do have positive indicators of social engagement for volunteering, donating, doing favours for neighbours, and not feeling trapped in a daily routine. . | The ultimate goal of quality of life study and its subsequent applications is to enable people to live quality lives - lives that are both meaningful and enjoyed.23 Background research for this report found other references to the social effects of quality of life: People derive great pleasure from being involved in arts activities, which can add greatly to their quality of life.24 Social cohesion in this context implies amongst other things: extending opportunities for income-generating activities; reductions in poverty; reduced disparities in incomes, employment and competitiveness; higher quality of life; and open access to services of general benefit and protection.25 Health and personal well-being are important aspects of quality of life. . | They also indicate that volunteers are agents of positive change, creatively responding to challenges and opportunities with courage and determination for the betterment of our communities. . | Performing arts attendance For many social indicators, attendees at performing arts events (including theatre, popular music, classical music, dance or opera) have a stronger sense of social engagement than nonattendees. . | These preliminary findings suggest that the broad forms of cultural participation examined in this report may have some impact on enjoyment of clubs, social organizations and social events. . |
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