Overview

Music Sociology critically evaluates current approaches to the study of music in sociology and presents a broad overview of how music is positioned and represented in existing sociological scholarship. It then goes on to offer a new framework for approaching the sociology of music, taking music itself as a starting point, and considering what music sociology can learn from related disciplines such as critical musicology, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies. As a central form of leisure, consumption, and cultural production, music has attracted significant attention from sociologists who seek to understand its deeper socio-cultural meaning. With case studies that address sound environments, consumption, media technologies, local scenes, music heritage, and ageing, the authors highlight the distinctive nature of musical experience, and show how sociology can illuminate it. Providing both a survey of existing perspectives the sociology of music, and a thought-provoking discussion of how the field can move forward, this concise and accessible book will be a vital reading for anyone teaching or studying music from a sociological standpoint.

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Author:   Raphaël Nowak ,  Andy Bennett (Griffith University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780367210199

ISBN 10:   0367210193
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   25 May 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Music in (the Context of ) Sociology What we mean by music sociology The focus of this book References Chapter 1 Situating the Sociology of Music 1.1 A brief perspective on the discipline 1.2 The constructivist sociological approach to music 1.3 The structuralist sociological approach to music 1.4 Where do we go from here? Music as a cultural object Conclusion Note References Chapter 2 The Techno-Cultural Transformations of Music in the Digital Age 2.1 Key trends of the ‘digital age’ of music 2.2 Framing musical experiences: from participation to branding 2.3 Streaming services and the datafication of music 2.4 Streaming services, listening, and the economy of attention Conclusion References Chapter 3 Aesthetics and Value in Music Sociology 3.1 The problems with aesthetics 3.2 Sociology and aesthetics – identifying the mediators and mediations of value 3.3 Music, genres, and the ‘social’ Conclusion References Chapter 4 Sound Environments and Everyday Music Listening Practices 4.1 Accounting for the sounds of everyday life 4.2 Technologies of manipulation and/or of control? 4.3 A dynamic system for mediated music listening practices 4.4 Listening and the search for adequate music Conclusion References Chapter 5 Music Taste: What Is Liking Music? 5.1 The social distribution of music taste – structural homology, omnivorousness, or eclecticism? 5.2 Social expressions of music taste: distinction or differentiation? 5.3 Taste as activity Conclusion References Chapter 6 Music, Identity, and Ageing 6.1 From youth to post-youth 6.2 Music and ageing identity 6.3 Music, ageing, and lifestyle Conclusion References Chapter 7 Popular Music Heritage and the Obsession with Preservation 7.1 What is popular music heritage and what is it for? 7.2 How does popular music heritage change the value of music? Conclusion References Conclusion References Index

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Raphaël Nowak is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of York, United Kingdom. Andy Bennett is Professor of Cultural Sociology in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith University, Australia

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