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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Sociology of Popular Music; Chapter 1 Social Interaction; Chapter 2 The Family; Chapter 3 The Self, Identity, and the Life Course; Chapter 4 Youth, Deviance, and Subcultures; Chapter 5 Religion, Politics, and Popular Music; Chapter 6 Class and Gender; Chapter 7 Hip-Hop Culture and Social Change; Chapter 8 Music and Social Media; Chapter 9 Business in the Music Community; Chapter 10 The Globalization of Popular Music: A Focus on Women in Poland; Bibliography; Contributors.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theoretical relationship between translational science and music. The relationship between science and music has been of great interest to philosophers, historians, and musicologists for centuries. From a sociological perspective, we argue that science and music are closely linked at the level of everyday life in contemporary biomedical science. Translational science is a scientific movement that aims to facilitate the efficient application of bio-medical research to the design and delivery of clinical services, and a qualitative approach inspired by symbolic interactionism provides the opportunity to examine the place of the scientist in this movement. The concept of the existential self provides a useful platform for this examination insofar as the reflexive nature of the existential self is the way the person's experience of individuality is affected by and in turn affects organizational change. An ongoing qualitative study of an NIH-funded program in translational science has found that music can serve to help scientists maintain a balanced self in light of new expectations placed upon them and their work. We identify six ways in which scientists can use music to enhance their sense of self and their work.

This coda provides a response to and assessment of the essays in this collection, which take a creative stance by focusing attention on performance itself, as opposed to the composition on one hand or the audience on the other. The effect of such work is to nudge the performance scholar/ethnographer further along the path to becoming an ethnographic and/or performance critic. The scholars here take a very courageous leap on stage where they share the stage with the artist(s) in question. This collection contributes to the evolution of scholarly appreciation for performance—and the arts—by focusing on the stories surrounding creative work. Creative work is made important by the stories that surround it, that say, "I was there"—physically, politically, or emotionally. These stories "stick"—they hold our attention, they engage, they endure. By taking the writing of stories seriously, as the authors here clearly do, our work in performance criticism and ethnography will stick.

Critics and fans alike have traditionally viewed popular music, especially in terms of its rock'n'roll iterations, as a meaning resource for youth navigating through adolescence. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance of popular music for self-identity through middle age and beyond. The theoretical basis for this exploration is a composite of ideas from existential social thought and symbolic interactionist views on aging. Existential social thought tells us that the process of self-development is constant throughout life. What changes are life circumstances, the biological and affective aging process, reassessment of the past, and strategic relationships with others. The "baby boomer" generation was the first western generation to grow up entirely in the world of rock 'n' roll music and culture, and many baby boomers experienced rock 'n' roll as a master script for life. Therefore, this highly self-integrated cultural resource, enhanced by the power of the mass media, remains central to the self-identity of many baby boomers as they approach old age. The author investigates the variety of ways aging baby boomers keep rock 'n'roll in their lives, with a pervasive interest in the authenticity of their music. Examples include the purchase and display of satellite radio and other status-enhancing technology; the use of rock 'n' roll music to nurture romance and intimacy; appreciation for pop music at religious services and during spiritual experiences; the use of rock 'n' roll to make sense of political issues, and grandparenting-through-Hannah Montana. Keywords: Popular music; Aging; Self-identity; "Baby boomers"; Adult socialization ; Tanto críticos quanto fãs têm tradicionalmente encarado a música popular, especialmente em termos de suas interações de rock 'n' roll, como um recurso de significado da juventude navegando ao longo da adolescência. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a relevância da música popular para a auto-identidade ao longo da meia-idade e adiante. A base teórica para esta ...

Although many observers still assume that rock 'n'roll is essentially a feature of youth culture, the author argues that it is a key feature of adult culture and a primary source of everyday meanings for the first generation raised on it. The concept of the existential self, which focuses on the situational and evolving aspects of individuality in a rapidly changing social world, informs several qualitative studies to produce the following ways to characterize personal rock 'n' roll experiences: the e-self, the self as lover, the self as parent, the self as believer, and the self as political actor.