The consumption of out-of-home highbrow leisure by ethnicity and national origin: attendance at museums and live theatres in Houston |
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Authors: | Cristian L. Paredes |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USAclparedese@utexas.edu |
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Abstract: | Dynamics of compensation for the deprivations of segregation and discrimination, and the support of multiculturalism derived from ethnic cohesion explain the consumption of out-of-home highbrow leisure events by minority/ethnic individuals, immigrants, and their descendants as efforts toward their integration and assimilation in metropolitan areas. Using data from the Houston Area Survey, I examine whether there are any significant ethnic disparities in the attendance at museums and live theatres, which represent a relevant dimension of out-of-home highbrow leisure in Houston. I found that the odds of frequently attending museums and live theatres are lower for Anglos compared with non-Anglos, and higher for US-born individuals with at least one foreign parent compared with US-born individuals with US-born parents. These findings reveal that the audiences of museums and live theatres in Houston are already characterized by a noteworthy ethnic diversity. |
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Keywords: | Culture consumption ethnic disparities leisure immigration Houston urban studies |
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