Marginaal: Jeugdculturen

Samenvatting

Despite the frivolous character of its subject, the study of popular music has acquired a respectable status in the field of sociology over the last 50 years. Popular music has been recognized as an important carrier of the romantic feeling of individuality as well as a symbolic marker of social inequalities. In this way, popular music expresses a central paradox of modern life, where individual choices are felt to be personal but often end up falling within the borders of existing social divisions. Introducing the contributions to this issue, the authors call for more research on the changing ways in which popular music works and reworks this paradox. 16 References. Adapted from the source document.