In current sociological literature the relationship between social inequality and patterns of cultural taste and consumption is the subject of a large and complex debate. In this paper the primary aim is to examine, in the light of empirical results from a research project in which the authors are presently engaged, three main, and rival, positions that have been taken up in this debate, here l...

in May, 1950, is a masterpiece of lucidity. From an amount of material " at first sight overwhelming ", there has emerged a clear, concise and extremely readable and interesting account of the present position of children and the cinema. From this two points stand out above the rest : the large number of children affected and the importance of the cinema in many of their lives. Statistical tabl...

Given the importance and impact of advertising on audiences, as well as the importance of the film industry and its undeniable role in the promotion and dissemination of culture, this research has been carried out. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of outdoor advertising techniques in movies (billboards, posters and bus banners) on the cinema attendance in Tehran based ...

abstract cinema as a social environment provide a basis and special situation in which people can gather together, experience a different relationship and can find a new thinking or behaving approach via watching the movies. by going to cinema people in addition to utilize their leisure time effectively, they gradually shape their attitudes and behaviors based on what they have seen and heard. ...

presently, the culture of economics in somecountries is given top priority against other sectors of civilian economics. this importantis not only due to the economical values of culture but also due to the outmost importanteffects which are able to boost the civilian economics both direct and indirect. in iranalso, the culture economics has its own specific importance and it includes industries...

In this paper, the main problems of scheduling screenings for a cinema were considered. The activity one “X” is described and restrictions that must be observed taken into account when planning schedule sessions are analyzed. solution to problem due complexity time-consuming schedule. To achieve goal, article analyzes statistical data obtained in “X”. An analysis was carried out using methods p...

PURPOSE To examine the influence of individual participant, instructor, and group factors on participants' attendance and adherence to community exercise classes for older adults. DESIGN AND METHODS Longitudinal data from 16 instructors, 26 classes, and 193 older participants within those classes (aged 60-100 years) were examined. Data were collected using questionnaires on individual partici...