Routledge

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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