Youth culture shock

One fifth of British parents have not taken part in any cultural activities with their children in the past year, according to independent research by Ipsos MORI for Creativity, Culture & Education (CCE). CCE has highlighted the growing gap in arts access between poor and affluent families. An earlier study similarly revealed that a child’s engagement in arts and culture is dependent on the educational levels of their parents: 60% of children of parents with no qualifications spend less than three hours per week on cultural activities – defined to include reading a book or spending time creatively on the computer. According to the report, a further 20% spend no time at all on cultural activity in a given week.