The Color of Culture

African American Underrepresentation in the Fine Arts and Outdoor Recreation

Daniel H. Krymkowski (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2021
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-9786-9 (ISBN)

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Using analyses of written sources with statistical modeling of survey data, Daniel H. Krymkowski documents the extent and causes of African American underrepresentation in the cultural realms of golf, hiking, hunting and fishing, water sports, winter sports, classical music, painting and sculpture, ballet, and the theater. African American participation significantly lags behind that of non-Hispanic whites in all of these areas, and it is not due to an aversion to these types of activities. Rather, as Krymkowski shows, its primary sources are racial-ethnic socioeconomic differences, as well as historic and contemporary discrimination, both overt and subtle. These causes are rooted in the systemic racism that continues to plague the United States. The lack of opportunity to participate in such cultural forms deprives African Americans of aesthetic experiences that are central to the human condition, and it has implications for both health and the accumulation of cultural and social capital. Krymkowski also explores current efforts to increase African American representation in these areas of culture and analyzing the benefits of increased representation in these areas.

Daniel H. Krymkowski is professor of sociology at the University of Vermont in Burlington.

Chapter 1: Themes and Explanatory Framework

Chapter 2: Golf

Chapter 3: Hiking and Related Nature-Based Activities

Chapter 4: Hunting and Fishing

Chapter 5: Water Activities

Chapter 6: Cold-Weather Recreation

Chapter 7: Classical Music

Chapter 8: Painting and Sculpture

Chapter 9: Ballet

Chapter 10: Theater

Conclusion: The Future of African American Participation in the Fine Arts and Outdoor Recreation

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 229 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4985-9786-6 / 1498597866
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-9786-9 / 9781498597869
Zustand	Neuware