ABSTRACT

Written for Introductory Sociology and Sociology of Popular Music courses, this book uses popular music to illustrate fundamental social institutions, theories, sociological concepts, and processes. The authors use music, a social phenomenon of great interest, to draw students in and bring life to their study of social life.

chapter |20 pages

Introduction

The Sociology of Popular Music

chapter 1|20 pages

Social Interaction

chapter 2|24 pages

The Family

chapter 6|14 pages

Class and Gender

chapter 8|18 pages

Music and Social Media

chapter 10|16 pages

The Globalization of Popular Music

A Focus on Women in Poland