Understanding Society through Popular Music
eBook - ePub

Understanding Society through Popular Music

  1. 234 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Understanding Society through Popular Music

About this book

Written for Introductory Sociology and Sociology of Popular Music courses, this book uses popular music to illustrate fundamental social institutions, theories, sociological concepts, and processes. The authors use music, a social phenomenon of great interest, to draw students in and bring life to their study of social life.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction: The Sociology of Popular Music
  10. Chapter 1 Social Interaction
  11. Chapter 2 The Family
  12. Chapter 3 The Self, Identity, and the Life Course
  13. Chapter 4 Youth, Deviance, and Subcultures
  14. Chapter 5 Religion, Politics, and Popular Music
  15. Chapter 6 Class and Gender
  16. Chapter 7 Hip-Hop Culture and Social Change
  17. Chapter 8 Music and Social Media
  18. Chapter 9 Business in the Music Community
  19. Chapter 10 The Globalization of Popular Music: A Focus on Women in Poland
  20. Bibliography
  21. Contributors
  22. Cover Acknowledgments
  23. Index: Sociological Concepts