this research has for cultural policy planners.

The research identifies three ways people frame their lack of participation: Affirmation: Explicitly valuing other forms of engagement.

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The study is based on qualitative interviews with 40 people in Finland whose backgrounds predicted low cultural activity.

Cultural non-participation is largely a "label" created by research that focuses too narrowly on highbrow, state-subsidized culture, rather than the everyday activities people actually enjoy, such as gardening or socializing.

Despite the study's focus on an "egalitarian" setting, the research shows that lower education and being outside the labor market still predict lower participation in traditional highbrow culture, maintaining social stratification.

The book is part of the Palgrave Studies in Cultural Participation series .

(social-mundane, cultural-legitimate, introvert-hostile). How this study defines "highbrow" vs. "everyday" culture.