A paper published in the Sociology journal in November 2022 found that just 8 percent of actors, musicians and writers were from working-class backgrounds: half the number of the 70s, despite decades of initiatives to make the #arts more open and diverse.
#inequality #class #nepotism #neoliberalism in the #artsindustry #creativeindustry https://www.vice.com/en/article/3adgnk/american-nepo-babies-have-nothing-on-the-british
@NapelsGeel In Australia, at least, unemployment benefit was enough to live on, so it was possible for people without wealthy parents to use it as a grant to make art.