Society with Music
Society with Music
Kyle Klemz
SOCS 185
DeVry
8/16/2012
Dr. Dominguez
What does music mean to you? Do you think it’s changed from the different styles of music and the way that music sounds from when it started? Music can play a big part and role on society. There are many different types of music and music festivals in today’s society. Music has changed a lot within the past few decades. Music festivals have pretty much stayed the same. People can be judged on the type of music that they listen to as well as the way that they dress. In this essay I will consider how music relates to a sociological theory, three social concepts, how music has changed, peoples clothing appearance, race in relation to music, TV in relation with music, different type of music magazines, the radio, and music festivals in society. There are three sociological perspectives or theories that we learned about. One of them is the Functionalist perspective, another one is Conflict perspective, and the last one is Interactionist perspective. Functionalist perspective “emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 13). Conflict perspective “assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 14). Interactionist perspective will “examine sports on the micro level by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values, and demands of the world of sports.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 17). I think that music goes best the Interactionist perspective theory even though it states it’s about sports because I think of it as just like interracial. In the book it states “Despite class, racial, and religious differences, teammates may work together harmoniously and may even abandon previous stereotypes and
Kyle Klemz
SOCS 185
DeVry
8/16/2012
Dr. Dominguez
What does music mean to you? Do you think it’s changed from the different styles of music and the way that music sounds from when it started? Music can play a big part and role on society. There are many different types of music and music festivals in today’s society. Music has changed a lot within the past few decades. Music festivals have pretty much stayed the same. People can be judged on the type of music that they listen to as well as the way that they dress. In this essay I will consider how music relates to a sociological theory, three social concepts, how music has changed, peoples clothing appearance, race in relation to music, TV in relation with music, different type of music magazines, the radio, and music festivals in society. There are three sociological perspectives or theories that we learned about. One of them is the Functionalist perspective, another one is Conflict perspective, and the last one is Interactionist perspective. Functionalist perspective “emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 13). Conflict perspective “assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources, including housing, money, access to services, and political representation.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 14). Interactionist perspective will “examine sports on the micro level by focusing on how day-to-day social behavior is shaped by the distinctive norms, values, and demands of the world of sports.” (Schaefer, 2011, Pg. 17). I think that music goes best the Interactionist perspective theory even though it states it’s about sports because I think of it as just like interracial. In the book it states “Despite class, racial, and religious differences, teammates may work together harmoniously and may even abandon previous stereotypes and