The Social Psychology of Music / Edition 1

by David Hargreaves, Adrian North

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive account of the social contexts in which people create, perform, perceive, understand, and react to music. It is the first attempt to define the field in 25 years. The book includes new areas where music now is recognized as having a significant impact, such as in health promotion, advertising, and education. Chapters are divided into six sections: individual differences, social groups and situations, social and cultural influences, developmental issues, musicianship, and applications. Several of these are groundbreaking reviews published for the first time. Written for psychologists and music educators, The Social Psychology of Music will also appeal to musicians, communications researchers, broadcasters, and music lovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198523833
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/19/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.15(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

University of Leicester

University of Leicester

Table of Contents

1. The Social Psychology of Music, David A. Hargreaves and Adrian C. NorthPART I: Individual Differences2. Individual Differences in Musical Behavior, Anthony E. Kemp3. Gender and Music, Susan A. O'NeillPART II: Social Groups and Situations4. Music and Social Influences, W. Ray Crozier5. Experimental Aesthetics and Everyday Music Listening, Adrian C. North and David J. HargreavesPART III: Social and Cultural Influences6. Products, Persons, and Periods: Historiometric Analyese of Compositional Creativity, Dean Keith Simonton7. The Roles of Music in Society: The Ethnomusicological, Andrew H. Gregory8. Musical Tastes and Society, Philip A. RussellPART IV: Developmental Issues9. Musical Taste in Adolescence, Dolf Zillmann and Su-lin Gan10. Environmental Factors in the Development of Musical Performance Skill over the Life Span, Jane W. Davidson, Michael J.A. Howe, and John A. SlobodaPART V: Musicianship11. The Social in Musical Performance, Jane W. Davidson12. Performance Anxiety, Glenn D. WilsonPART VI: Real World Applications13. Clinical and Therapeutic Uses of Music, Leslie Bunt14. Music and Consumer Behavior, Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves15. The Social Psychology of Music Education, Bengt Olsson

Editorial Reviews

"A valuable and long overdue contribution to the field of the psychology of music, this volume brings together current thought in social psychology as it applies to the social and interpersonal context from which musical meaning is derived."—Choice

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