{"product_id":"culture-is-bad-for-you-inequality-in-the-cultural-and-creative-industries-9781526157461","title":"Culture is Bad for You: Inequality in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture will keep you fit and healthy. Culture will bring communities together. Culture will improve your education. This is the message from governments and arts organisations across the country; however, this book explains why we need to be cautious about culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a powerful call to transform the cultural and creative industries, \u003ci\u003eCulture is bad for you\u003c\/i\u003e examines the intersections between race, class, and gender in the mechanisms of exclusion in cultural occupations. Exclusion from culture begins at an early age, the authors argue, and despite claims by cultural institutions and businesses to hire talented and hardworking individuals, women, people of colour, and those from working class backgrounds are systematically disbarred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the inequalities that characterise both workforce and audience remain unaddressed, the positive contribution culture makes to society can never be fully realised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2 Is culture good for you?\u003cbr\u003e3 Who works in culture?\u003cbr\u003e4 Who consumes culture?\u003cbr\u003e5 When does inequality begin in cultural workers’ lives?\u003cbr\u003e6 Is it still good work if you’re not getting paid?\u003cbr\u003e7 Was there a golden age?\u003cbr\u003e8 How is inequality experienced?\u003cbr\u003e9 Why don’t women run culture?\u003cbr\u003e10 What about the men?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041021952343,"sku":"9781526157461","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526157461.jpg?v=1750948637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-is-bad-for-you-inequality-in-the-cultural-and-creative-industries-9781526157461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}