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 research identifies three ways people frame their lack of participation: Affirmation: Explicitly valuing other forms of engagement. Understanding Cultural Non-Participation in an ...
(social-mundane, cultural-legitimate, introvert-hostile). How this study defines "highbrow" vs. "everyday" culture. Despite the study's focus on an "egalitarian" setting,
