생활문화 개념 구조와 인식유형 - 부산지역 문화전문인력 사례를 중심으로

Abstract

The conceptual ambiguity and abstractness of legally defined lived culture have been critically discussed, while various policy studies and programs are implemented in South Korea. However, there have been fewer studies paying attention to empirically examining a constructed understanding of lived culture based on the perceptions of local cultural policy actors.
 This study classifies and characterizes local cultural policy actors’ perceptions of lived culture by identifying four major elements that construct the concept of lived culture in the context of cultural policy and applying latent profile analysis. The local cultural policy actors in this study refer to those who were engaged in mediating and supporting local residents’ grassroots creative activities in the city of Busan, including public officials, arts administrators, librarians, curators, artists, and activists.
 The analysis uncovers five latent profiles, which can be labeled as ‘higher group’, ‘medium group’, ‘lower group’, ‘social-impact-centered group’, and ‘cultural democracy-centered group’.
 It also confirms that each group is affected by the length of employment status, related work experience, and the types of affiliated organization. Based on the findings, this study argues for the need of training for local cultural policy actors to improve their conceptual understanding of lived culture in a broad sense and emphasizes to generate national-level statistical data on a regular basis. This can contribute to enhancing the local actors’ policy implementation capacities and establishing a foundation to operationally define the concept of lived culture at the on-the-ground-level.