High Culture Orientation and the Attitudes and Values of College Students |
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| Authors: | John Ryan Larry W DeBord |
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| Institution: | John Ryan is an associate professor of sociology at Clemson University. His research interests include the sociology of culture, family and organizations. He has published a book, The Production of Culture in the Music Industry (UPA 1985) and is currently involved in a study of the image of the artist in the mass media. His most recent work appears in Social Forces.;Larry W. DeBord is professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology and anthropology at The University of Mississippi. His teaching and research interests are education and culture, and most recent publications focus on literature. He is currently engaged in a study of institutional effects on youth culture. |
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| Abstract: | Using survey data collected from a sample of college students, the authors explore variability in high culrure orientation. Parent's socioeconomic status, traditionally thought to be predictive of high culture orientation, was not significantly related to it in this sample. Factors found to be associated with high culture orientation include interpersonal experience, occupational orientation, and cultural knowledge and participation. |
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