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| Author: | Kendall, T.D. |
| Title: | An empirical analysis of political activity in Hollywood |
| Journal: | Journal of Cultural Economics
2009 : VOL. 33:1, p. 19-47 |
| Index terms: | film industry political systems |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In America, film plays an important role in the political system and it forms an important branch of the mass media. This article analyzes the political contributions of a sample of 996 film actors, producers and writers, correlating them with demographic, family and career success variables. The study reveals that contributions flow overwhelmingly to left-of-center parties and organizations. In this article, it is argued that while demographic variables are not completely irrelevant, Hollywood liberalism is primarily a function of high, publicly visible incomes and family connections. Religion and birthplace do not seem to affect political activity in the film business. |
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