The influence of cultural capital on consumption of scientific culture
A survey of visitors to an open house event at a public scientific research institution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20402177 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naoko Kato-Nitta (0000-0001-5025-4808, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-334 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Understanding of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0963662511409509 |
| PMID | 23833057 |
| OpenAlex | W2041068293 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Based on the concept of cultural capital, this study explores the relationship between habitual behaviors of individuals regarding their past accumulation of such capital and current responses to a scientific institute’s public outreach activity. At an open house held at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), anonymous questionnaires were distributed among 1,350 visitors and collected from 785 of them (collection rate = 58.1%). The results, measuring the past five to six years, showed that the respondents accumulated cultural capital through participation in scientific activities as well as in activities involving art, music, and literature. Given these quantified values, correlations between citizens’ levels of accumulated cultural capital and their current scientific consumption behavior were studied. A statistical analysis of the two components of cultural capital (science and technology/art and literature) showed that people’s accumulated scientific capital influenced their current behavior and revealed a correlation between the two components
Archaeology · Cultural capital · Geography · Institution · Outreach · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Culture, Class, Distinction
Science on display
Preferences Need no Inferences, Once Again
Public Understanding of, and Attitudes toward, Scientific Research
Social Capital
The Social Body
The Social Stratification of Cultural Consumption
Consuming science
Investment in Human Capital
The Sociology of Economic Life
Adult Science Learning from Local Television Newscasts
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |