Describe the 1950’s in America. To what extent was this an era of hope? For whom? Why? I) Referred to as Affluent Society or “golden age”. American idea of freedom was economic abundance. This was a time of prosperity for the middle class (60% of Americans). Between 1946-1960‚ American gross national product more than doubled. The Cold War fueled industrial production. This lead to an increase in wages and more jobs. II) American Standard of living increased. Former luxuries became
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Music is completely different in America then any other country in the world. There are many different genres of music . Whatever kind of music you want to listen to‚ America has it. One of the genres in American society today are rock‚ which has different types such as classic‚ alternative‚ and heavy. Another very popular genre is rap‚ which is popular among the youth of the nation. Besides rap‚ a very popular genre is country‚ which has an ever-growing fan base. Rock music has been around since
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American Popular Culture Leonel Gutierrez SOC/ 105 September 11‚ 2012 Gregory Shrout American Popular Culture Our communities are built on a foundation whose culture we build. Through our culture‚ we define who we are as individuals and how our societies influence our communities. American popular culture has a great influence on our personal decisions and is a very important aspect of our lifestyle. Through television‚ magazines‚ newspapers‚ music‚ sports
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Index Folk Music Introduction The Roots Of 21st Century Folk Music The Folk Revival British Folk In The New World a) Instrumental Music b) Types Of Dance Music c) Singing Solo d) Ballads e) Lyric Songs f) Work Songs and Broadsides g) Religious Music h) Isolated i) Alterations j) String Bands k) Songs Of Pioneers l) American Music African American Roots a) Voice and Rhythm b) Surviving Habits c) New Elements d) Improvisation e) Religious Song f) Jubilee Songs g) Changes h)
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In the article‚ “Towards an Aesthetic of Popular Music”‚ Simon Frith tries to show the aesthetic value of poplar music in the sociological field‚ while most of the academic musicologists think popular music‚ submitted to social forces‚ is aesthetically worthless. There are two different sociological approaches to judge the value of music. First is technique and technology‚ as Frith states‚ “people produce and consume the music they are capable of producing and consuming.” (Firth 498) But he
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In the 1900’s there were many new fads‚ music‚ dance and issues that arose. With the end of World War I came a new era‚ the roaring twenties. Changes were happening everywhere‚ from the new prohibition laws to strikes in workplaces and gangs arising everywhere. During this time period many things improved including race relations‚ technology and much much more. During the twenties slavery wasn’t an issue anymore in the south‚ blacks were free to live how they wanted were they wanted and do what
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1.1Summarise the development of the UK popular music recording industry from the 1950’s to the present day. 50’s The 1950’s represent the beginning of the development of the music industry‚ as it is known today. It is from here on that the genre of ‘popular music’ existed and began to dominate the charts. Of course‚ there were acts that existed before the 50’s‚ and made a good name for them selves‚ acts like Bing Crosby‚ but it was in the 50’s that certain artists became household names‚ and
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American Popular Culture Austin R. Lee SOC/105 Introduction to Popular American Culture March 28‚ 2012 Hilary Hicks American Popular Culture The Purpose of this paper is to define the term “Popular Culture” as well as identify major trends in American popular culture. After identify major trends in American Pop-culture the paper will go on to analyze the impact that each trend has on personal decision making. In order to define the term popular culture a person must first understand the
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Qualitative Study on Classical Music from the 20th Century to the Present OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Musical Characteristics III. Major Stylistic Developments IV. Chosen Composers of the Major Stylistic Developments V. Conclusion Classical Music from the 20th Century to the Present Music is part of our daily lives. Also‚ no one can deny the fact that music is a language and like language‚ it is subjected to evolution. Music from the 20th century to the present
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Effects of Popular Music on Memorization Tasks The purpose of this study was to find whether popular music would have a positive or negative effect on memory tasks. There are many different perspectives on how background music and noise affects performance. The current body of research reports mixed results with some studies reporting positive effects and some reporting negative effects of music on performance. Numerous studies have been conducted to test the Mozart effect. The Mozart effect
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