Task Force 4: Cultural Practices and Social Aspects ESSnet on Culture Task Force 4: Cultural Practices and Social Aspects Amsterdam December 20, 2009

Delineation of Cultural and Social Participation A proposal Vladimír Bína Pauwhof 180 2289 BM Rijswijk, The Netherlands Phone: +31 15 2130205 Mobile: +31 6 52367520 E-Mail: vladimir.bina@gmail.com

Cultural Participation Going out Media habits Practising art as a leisure activity

Going out Visits to: Theatre ( Should we include only professional theatre?) Classical music (Should we include only professional orchestras and musicians?) Opera, operetta (Should we include only professional ensembles?) Musical (Should we include only professional ensembles?) Other music (Should we specify the kind of music?) Ballet, dance (Should we include only professional ensembles?) Open air performances, festivals (Should we specify the kind of performances?) Cinema Archives Public libraries Museums (Should we distinguish between in own country and abroad?) Monuments (Should we distinguish between in own country and abroad?)

Media habits Time spent on: Reading books Reading newspapers Reading magazines Other reading Listening to radio and recorded sound Viewing television and recorded images Using the Internet

Media habits: uses of the Internet We should comply with the existing and ongoing European surveys on ICT. We are especially interested in the ‘cultural’ uses of the Internet, such as: Reading newspapers and press on the web Listening to music and radio on the web Viewing television programmes and movies on the web Virtual visits to museums, libraries, archives, theatres and other cultural venues Searching for ‘practical’ cultural information on the web; booking tickets for theatres, concerts, museums etc

Practising art as a leisure activity Following activities could be considered: drawing, painting and graphic work sculpting, modelling, pottery and jewellery making textile work , tapestry-making, weaving singing, playing a musical instrument acting, dancing writing fiction or poetry making photo’s, films and video (is this still distinguishable?) composing music on the PC writing diary or blog for the Internet graphic design on the PC and/or web design on the Internet

Social Participation Helping behaviour (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in informal voluntary activities (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of political parties or trade unions (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of professional associations (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of churches or other religious organisations (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of recreational groups or organisations (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of charitable organisations (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Participation in activities of other groups or organisations (Corresponding to EU-SILC) Sense of belonging to one own city, region, nation and Europe (Corresponding to Eurobarometer surveys) Opinions about quality of life; satisfaction with own life