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Exploring Culture: Audience Predispositions and Consequent Effects on Audience Behavior in a Mass-Gathering Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2013

Alison Hutton ,
Steve Brown  and
Naomi Verdonk
Alison Hutton*
Affiliation:
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Steve Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Tourism, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Naomi Verdonk
Affiliation:
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
*
Correspondence: Alison Hutton, RN, PhD School of Nursing and Midwifery Flinders University GPO BOX 2100 Adelaide Sturt Road Adelaide SA 5001 Australia E-mail alison.hutton@flinders.edu.au
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Abstract

Introduction

The purpose of this critical review is to look at the current literature regarding mass gatherings and to create further understanding of this area with a particular focus on what the audience brings with them to the event, particularly in a planned event with a cultural theme or focus. Through an understanding of these predispositions and consequent effects on audience behavior in a mass-gathering setting, a more complete understanding of motivation factors of crowds and audiences can also be found.

Methods

A critical review of mass-gathering literature was undertaken by searching various online academic databases. Peer-reviewed scholarly articles relevant to the cultural aspects associated with religious, sporting and music mass gatherings were also analyzed.

Results

Results from the review show that the word “culture” is often used to explain what happens at the event without reflecting how the motivations or behaviors of audiences at an event are influenced by the cultural predispositions of the audience.

Conclusions

By understanding the cultural predispositions of the audience, event planners and designers, event risk managers and event safety personnel are able to better understand the motivation of the audience and how this might impact on audience behavior at the event. Further work needs to be done, however, to investigate the broader range of predispositions. The ultimate aim of developing this understanding is to better inform the health promotion and public health messages that can be developed for a particular type of event based on the likely composition of the audience in attendance.

HuttonA, BrownS, VerdonkN. Exploring Culture: Audience Predispositions and Consequent Effects on Audience Behavior in a Mass-Gathering Setting. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(3):1-6.

Keywords

audiencebehaviorculturemass gatheringpredispositions
Type
Comprehensive Review
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 292 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2013 

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