Understanding society through popular music / Joseph Kortaba and Phillip Vannini.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.

PREFACE -- Introduction: the Sociology of Pop Music -- Constructionist Theoretical Perspectives in the Sociology of Pop Music -- Music and Culture -- A Very Brief History of the Study of Pop Music in Sociology -- Conclusion: Cultivating a Musical and Sociological Imagination -- Chapter One: the Family -- Rock 'n' Roll as a Feature of Children's Culture -- Adolescents as Children -- Children as Children -- Adults as Children -- Adults as Parents -- Mother and Daughter Bonding -- Father and Son Bonding -- Family Leisure Activities -- Religious Socialization -- Moral Socialization -- Historical Socialization -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Chapter Two: Deviance -- The Relationship of Popular Music and Illegal Drug Use -- Music and Drug Discourse -- Studying Drugmusictalk -- Traditional DRUGMUSICTALK Themes -- Sharing aesthetic drug-music experiences -- Discussing the fit between particular drugs and styles of music -- Sharing affective aspects (e --g Sexual) of drug-music experiences -- Discussing economic and/or ideological aspects of drug-music experiences -- Discussing personal tastes in music -- The Internet Allows People to Create and Perform Situational Identities -- The Connoisseurs Speak -- Summary -- Chapter Three: the Economy -- Oligopoly and its Consequences -- Love and Commodification: The Case of Teen Pop -- Conspicuous Consumption -- Hot Topic and the Retailing of Musical Material Culture -- Music as a Commercial Technology -- Music and the Sound of the Cash Register -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four: the Community and the Polity -- Ideology -- Politics, Technology, and Indie Music -- Institution -- American Idol: Rock the Vote (but not too loud)! -- Community -- Dora and the Constitution of Community -- Conclusion -- Chapter Five: Race, Class, and Gender -- Doing Gender -- Becoming a Prima Donna -- Doing Race: Performing the Wigger -- Doing Class: Is Avril Lavigne Punk? -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six: the Self and the Life Course -- The Becoming of Self -- The E-Self -- The Self as Lover -- The Self as Parent -- The Self as Believer -- The Self as Political Actor -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven: Globalization -- Music, Culture, and Globalization -- World Music Flows -- Popular Music and the Emergence of the "Teenager" in Poland -- A Brief History of Popular Music and Youth in Poland Before 1989 -- Popular Music in Poland Since 1989 -- Working Class Teenagers: Life Beyond Heavy Metal -- Middle Class Teens: Freedom to Taste the Market -- Discussion -- Rock en Espanol -- The Scene -- A History of the Rock en Espanol Movement in Houston -- Rock en Espanol as a Feature of Postmodernization -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References.

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