Music sociology value, technology, and identity / Rapha©±l Nowak and Andy Bennett.
| Author/creator | Nowak, Rapha©±l, 1985- |
| Other author | Bennett, Andy, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | vii, 185 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Music in (the Context of ) Sociology ; What we mean by music sociology ; The focus of this book ; References -- 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 . 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. 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'. 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. 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. 6 Music, Identity, and Ageing. 6.1 From youth to post-youth ; 6.2 Music and ageing identity ; 6.3 Music, ageing, and lifestyle. 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? |
| Summary | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780429559877 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020562503 |
| ISBN | 0367210193 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780367210199 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0367210185 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780367210182 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |