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| Id | 123 | |
| Author | Jeannotte, M., S. | |
| Title | Singing alone? The contribution of cultural capital to social cohesion and sustainable communities | |
| Reference | Jeannotte, M.S. (2003). Singing alone? The contribution of cultural capital to social cohesion and sustainable communities. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 9(1): 35-49. |
Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1080/1028663032000089507 |
| Abstract | In this article, the author focuses on the linkages between personal investments in culture and the propensity to volunteer, using data from the Canadian General Social Survey 1998. The analysis cites research on social capital by Putnam and on cultural capital by Bourdieu as the conceptual framework and situates this work within a social ecology framework that views social spaces as dynamic systems or networks within which individuals are constantly subjected to experiences and take actions that modify these spaces or fields. These interactions have both individual and collective impacts. The author argues that different types of cultural participation have an impact on the quality of social capital. |
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| Indeed, preliminary evidence would suggest that even singing alone may be a transfor mative experience and one of the key elements ofa sustainable community.. | First, arts participation was found to have a positive effect on social cohesion by bringing people together (particularly young and old), encouraging partnerships, promoting intercultural understanding, reducing fear of crime and promoting neighborhood security. . | In other cases, performance art was used as a vehicle for promoting intercultural contact and understanding, for articulating the special needs of groups such as the disabled, or for preserving and celebrating the traditions of particular ethnocultural groups. . | Libraries, in particular, organized many youth projects intended to foster a love of reading or literature or to commemorate historic events of significance to the community. . | Third, active participation in the arts had positive impacts on local image and identity by celebrating local culture and traditions, affirming the pride of marginal groups, encouraging involvement in environmental improvements and transforming negative perceptions of local authorities and agencies. . | As individuals invest in their own cultural and human capital and participate in various types of cultural events and activities, they also appear to increase the social capital within their communities. . | The author argues that different types of cultural participation have an impact on the quality of social capital.. | Some of these projects were traditional, such as restoration of heritage buildings in the community or the publication of local histories. . | In part, this increased attention to creativity and culture in the social sphere has been in reaction to the prevailing economic discourse about culture. . | Others, however, utilized various means of cultural expression as a platform for activism. . | While the study found the usual correlations between arts attendance and higher incomes and education, it also found that the number of arts and cultural groups in the respondents zip code was the best single predictor of participation in arts events. . | We do not yet understand why people who participate in cultural activity also seem to have higher rates of participation in their communities, but if this connection proves to have a robust link to social capital and the quality of community life, it may signal a role for cultural capital that goes far beyond opera tickets for the elite. . | It is a social operating system that influences attitudes, behavior and responses to change. . |
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