Understanding Society through Popular Music
โ Scribed by Joseph A. Kotarba (ed.)
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 257
- Edition
- 3rd
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Written for Introductory Sociology and Sociology of Popular Music courses, this book uses popular music to illustrate fundamental social institutions, theories, sociological concepts, and processes. The authors use music, a social phenomenon of great interest, to draw students in and bring life to their study of social life.
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