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Alex Michalos of University of Northern British Columbia, a happiness researcher, finds that arts are not primarily an elitist pursuit.
The commonly held belief that the arts are the exclusive purview of an urban elite is being challenged by a Canadian happiness researcher.
Alex Michalos at the University of Northern British Columbia measured the impact of 66 artistic and cultural activities on the perceived quality of life of city-dwelling Canadians and those in smaller communities, and found where we live has only a modest effect.
I would agree to some extent but the study apparently was done mainly in Canada which I would assume has been homogenized by national media. It would be interesting to know if the same conclusions hold up globally. Yes, I understand that Performing Arts or Music is stylistically different in different parts of the world but I think the question being asked is whether people are interested in Performing Arts or Music and not necessarily what types
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