Table of Contents

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

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