Music in Everyday Life

by Tia DeNora

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The power of music in everyday life is widely recognized and this is reflected in social theory from Plato to Adorno that portrays music as an influence on character, social structure and action. This book uses a series of ethnographic studies and in-depth interviews to show how music is a constitutive feature of human agency. Drawing together concepts from psychology, sociology and sociolinguistics it develops a theory of music's active role in the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052162732X

ISBN13:9780521627320

Release Date:June 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:196 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Education & Reference History & Criticism Music Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Schools & Teaching Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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