Active Cultural Participation in Europe, 8-10 June 2011, Ghent

The Effect of Generations

Insights from Flemish Research on ‘Receptive’ and ‘Active’ Cultural Participation

John Lievens

Preliminary Remarks

age = physical age birth cohort (generation) in order to discern: longitudinal data needed

generation = between individuals within families

age differences / effects not necessarily linear

Participation by Age(data: Participation in Flanders 2009)

clockwise:- theatre, dance- cinema- amateur art- musical, shows

clockwise:- art museum- cult. heritage- concert classical- other concerts

Intergenerational: Effect of Parental Participation(data: Participation in Flanders 2009)

- cult. heritage- art museum- concert classical

- cinema- non-art museum- concert not classical

Intergenerational: Effect of Parental Participation (data: Participation in Flanders 2003-2004)

multilevel analysis on children in households strong positive effects of parental cultural participation positive effects of mother’s cultural behaviour larger than that of father’s

Physical Age vs. Birth Cohort: Cinema(data: Survey on Socio-Cultural Shifts in Flanders, 1996-2008)

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

Geboortecohorte

20,00 30,00 40,00 50,00 60,00 70,00 80,00

Leeftijd

0,00

0,10

0,20

0,30

0,40

0,50

0,60

0,70

0,80

0,90

1,00

pro

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Physical Age vs. Birth Cohort: Jazz/Blues Concerts(data: Survey on Socio-Cultural Shifts in Flanders, 1996-2008)

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

Geboortecohorte

20,00 30,00 40,00 50,00 60,00 70,00 80,00

Leeftijd

0,00

0,05

0,10

0,15

0,20

0,25

pro

po

rtie

pa

rtic

ipa

nte

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Physical Age vs. Birth Cohort: Museums, Exhibitions(data: Survey on Socio-Cultural Shifts in Flanders, 1996-2008)

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

Geboortecohorte

20,00 30,00 40,00 50,00 60,00 70,00 80,00

Leeftijd

0,00

0,10

0,20

0,30

0,40

0,50

0,60

0,70

pro

po

rtie

pa

rtic

ipa

nte

n

Physical Age vs. Birth Cohort: Opera(data: Survey on Socio-Cultural Shifts in Flanders, 1996-2008)

1920-1929

1930-1939

1940-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

Geboortecohorte

20,00 30,00 40,00 50,00 60,00 70,00 80,00

Leeftijd

0,00

0,05

0,10

0,15

pro

po

rtie

pa

rtic

ipa

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n

Conclusions

art participation by age: not necessarily a linear trend strong positive effect of cultural capital in the parental milieu

(intergenerational transmission) age vs. generation:

within generations: decreasing participation with age between generations: especially for more ‘arty’ activities:

older generations participate more