by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | History, Music, sociology
Can Music Help Break Social Norms? We are largely shaped by social factors. Strict social norms determine normality’s in our day to day lives dictating many of our actions, thoughts, and behaviors. Humans want to instinctively belong and going against certain social...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Health, Music, Psychology, sociology
Music and Grief Grief can strike us at any moment and doesn’t always have a definitive source. We could lose a loved one or our life can go completely off the rails. Grief, comes with living, and no matter what you do to avoid it, grief can still occur. Heartache,...
by admin | Apr 9, 2019 | Music, sociology
What Makes Some Songs Popular?It can be difficult to tell precisely why some songs are more popular than others, particularly from a surface glance. However, when examined more closely we can begin to unravel the reasons why certain songs are indeed more popular than...
by admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Music, sociology
Is Socioeconomic Status a Predictor of Musical Tastes? Our socioeconomic status seems to have at least some correlations between a few factors in our lives. According to a study written by Gerry Venstra, a professor from the University of British...