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Title
Exploring film genre preferences through taste cultures : a survey on contemporary film consumption amongst youth in Flanders (Belgium)
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Abstract
This article explores contemporary film genre preferences through an in-depth sociological analysis of taste cultures in film preferences amongst youth aged 16–18 in Flanders (the northern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium). Building on a representative sample of 1015 respondents we statistically analyze the assumption that contemporary media audiences demonstrate mobility and that they are eager to shape their media consumption in accordance with their personal preferences. This article examines whether societal structures that have been found to reflect media preferences remain in place, or whether these structures have eroded with the (supposed) increase in individual choice – an argument often voiced in the context of convergence culture. An analysis of the variables gender, educational level and ethnicity illustrates that societal structures are still reflected through film genre preferences amongst Flemish youth.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Communications : the European journal of communication research / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kommunikationsforschung [Köln]; Association Allemande de Recherche pour la Communication [Cologne] - Sankt Augustin, 1976, currens
Publication
Sankt Augustin : Verlag Hans Richarz , 2020
ISSN
0341-2059 [print]
1613-4087 [online]
DOI
10.1515/COMMUN-2019-2032
Volume/pages
45 :2 (2020) , p. 240-251
ISI
000539170500006
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