ABSTRACT
Music Sociology explores 16 different genres to demonstrate that music everywhere reflects social values, organisational processes, meanings and individual identity. Presenting original ethnographic research, the contributors use descriptions of subcultures to explain the concepts of music sociology, including the rituals that link people to music, the past and each other. Music Sociology introduces the sociology of music to those who may not be familiar with it and provides a basic historical perspective on popular music in America and beyond.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Journey into American Music
part II|2 pages
Experience of Music: Ritual and Authenticity
part III|2 pages
Experience of Music: Stratification and Identity
part IV|2 pages
Experience of Music: Subcultures and Musical Enclaves
part V|2 pages
Music as Social Change and Commentary
part VI|2 pages
Commodification of Music