Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

An Encyclopedia

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eBook - ePub

Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

An Encyclopedia

About this book

This definitive reference resource examines how music affects human beings and their interactions in and with the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the work provides a starting place for students to situate the status of music within the social sciences in fields such as anthropology, communications, psychology, linguistics, sociology, sports, political science and economics, as well as biology and the health sciences.

Features:

  • Approximately 450 articles, arranged in A-to-Z fashion and richly illustrated with photographs, provide the social and behavioral context for examining the importance of music in society.
  • Entries are authored and signed by experts in the field and conclude with references and further readings, as well as cross references to related entries.
  • A Reader?s Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and themes, making it easy for readers to quickly identify related entries.
  • A Chronology of Music places material into historical context; a Glossary defines key terms from the field; and a Resource Guide provides lists of books, academic journals, websites and cross-references.
  • The multimedia digital edition is enhanced with video and audio clips and features strong search-and-browse capabilities through the electronic Reader's Guide, detailed index, and cross references.
Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, available in both multimedia digital and print formats, is a must-have reference for music and social science library collections.

Key Themes:
  • Aesthetics and Emotion
  • Business and Technology
  • Communities and Society
  • Culture and Environment
  • Elements of Musical Examination
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Media and Communication
  • Musicianship and Expertise
  • Neuroscience
  • Perception, Memory, Cognition
  • Politics, Economics, Law
  • Therapy, Health, Wellbeing

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MUSIC
IN THE
Social and Behavioral Sciences
An Encyclopedia
Volume 1
William Forde Thompson
Macquarie University
EDITOR
Alexandra Lamont
Keele University
Richard Parncutt
University of Graz
Frank A. Russo
Ryerson University
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
 
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
 
 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Music in the social and behavioral sciences : an encyclopedia / William Forde Thompson, Macquarie University, editor.
    volumes cm
  Includes index.
  ISBN 978-1-4522-8303-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Music--Psychological aspects--Encyclopedias. 2. Music--Social aspects--Encyclopedias. I. Thompson, William Forde, editor.
  ML102.P79M87 2014
  306.4’842--dc23
2014009717
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contents

Volume 1
List of Articles
Reader’s Guide
About the Editor
List of Contributors
Introduction
Chronology
Articles
A
B...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Volume 1
  6. List of Articles
  7. Reader’s Guide
  8. About the Editor
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Introduction
  11. Chronology
  12. Articles
  13. A
  14. B
  15. C
  16. D
  17. E
  18. F
  19. G
  20. H
  21. I
  22. Volume 2
  23. List of Articles
  24. Articles
  25. L
  26. M
  27. N
  28. O
  29. P
  30. R
  31. S
  32. T
  33. U
  34. V
  35. W
  36. Y
  37. Glossary
  38. Resource Guide
  39. Appendix
  40. Index
  41. Photo Credits