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Socio-cultural environment is important to cultural industries. Indigenous Cultural Heritage.
Across the broad spectrum that is humanity socio-cultural environment varies heaps. It encompasses customs, values, ethics, demographics even the whims of fashion and media manipulation. Eg: television may influence young women to wear silly shoes. Equally increased cultural self-esteem or education; hill-slopes, weather or active lifestyle may undermine advertising that works fine in New York.
Or say, if the community observes a weekly day off, a Sabbath, you may have to factor this into business. One man here in Cairns got round it by sacking staff. (ethics) Likewise in some cultures it is normal to be seen working during pregnancy in others it is undesirable.
A third obvious example is smoking -while it was almost compulsory 40 years ago nowadays it's nearly illegal. Socio-cultural factors may change as well as legal and political obligations. So if you planted a forest to make into rolling papers or matches before disposable lighters were invented, - you might have to consider making carved peppercorn grinders instead. Something that suits current trends. Even a landfill space to bury the cigarette butts and disposable lighters.
A factor for arts industries is our mates are probably broke...
We must consider the economic factors in the soci-cultural environment. It's all well an' good putting on a concert and charging 10 bucks at the door |