Cultural Capital: Arts Graduates, Spatial Inequality, and London’s Impact on Cultural Labor Markets.

This article looks at the degree to which spatial inequalities reinforce other forms of social inequality in cultural labor markets. It does so using the example of London, an acknowledged hub for the creative and cultural industries. Using pooled data from 2013 to 2015 quarters of the United Kingdo...

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Published in:American Behavioral Scientist Vol. 61; no. 12; pp. 1510 - 1532
Main Authors: Oakley, Kate, Laurison, Daniel, O’Brien, Dave, Friedman, Sam
Format: Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Nov2017
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          University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
          Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, USA
          University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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        Labor market
        Social mobility
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      ab: This article looks at the degree to which spatial inequalities reinforce other forms of social inequality in cultural labor markets. It does so using the example of London, an acknowledged hub for the creative and cultural industries. Using pooled data from 2013 to 2015 quarters of the United Kingdom’s. Labour Force Survey, we consider the social makeup of London’s cultural labor force, and reveal the extent to which, rather than acting as an “engine room” of social mobility, London’s dominance in fact reenforces social class disparities in cultural employment.
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