Music listening in classical concerts: Theory, literature review, and research program
Performing and listening to music occurs in specific situations, requiring specific media.
Empirical research on music listening and appreciation, however, tends to overlook the …
Empirical research on music listening and appreciation, however, tends to overlook the …
The eyes of the beholder: Aesthetic preferences and the remaking of cultural capital
Bourdieu's Distinction (1984) has been highly influential in sociological debates regarding
cultural inequality, but it has rarely been considered a theory of aesthetics. In this article we …
cultural inequality, but it has rarely been considered a theory of aesthetics. In this article we …
New audiences for classical music: The experiences of non-attenders at live orchestral concerts
MC Dobson - Journal of New Music Research, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Exploring the assumptions and experiences of audience members new to classical music
holds the potential to increase our understanding of why individuals attend classical …
holds the potential to increase our understanding of why individuals attend classical …
Ways of preferring: Distinction through the 'what'and the 'how'of cultural consumption
In this article, we contrast the 'what'and the 'how'of cultural consumption. We use data from
an audience survey in two art museums (n= 1448) and contrast manifested preferences …
an audience survey in two art museums (n= 1448) and contrast manifested preferences …
Cultural capital and the variety of modes of cultural consumption in the opera audience
J Rössel - The sociological quarterly, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Research on cultural consumption and its social conditions mainly focuses on tastes and on
products consumed rather than on modes of consumption. This article takes up this …
products consumed rather than on modes of consumption. This article takes up this …
Social mobility and cultural dissonance
Cultural omnivorousness has been associated with the cultural tolerance or
cosmopolitanism of the upper social strata. Building on a large-scale survey in Flanders …
cosmopolitanism of the upper social strata. Building on a large-scale survey in Flanders …
Signs of 'emerging'cultural capital? Analysing symbolic struggles using class specific analysis
H Roose - Sociology, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The central focus of this article is to analyse empirically whether and how the monopoly and
legitimacy of highbrow arts as a status marker varies across age groups. Drawing on unique …
legitimacy of highbrow arts as a status marker varies across age groups. Drawing on unique …
Development of the Social Experience of a Concert Scales (SECS): The Social Experience of a Live Western Art Music Concert Influences People's Overall Enjoyment …
Social experience is often considered to be a key motivating factor for engaging with leisure
activities and attendance at music concerts is no exception. Despite this, until recently, there …
activities and attendance at music concerts is no exception. Despite this, until recently, there …
A Mise-en-scène of the Shattered Habitus: The Effect of Social Mobility on Aesthetic Dispositions Towards Films
This article focuses on the effect of social mobility on aesthetic dispositions towards films.
Central query is whether Bourdieu's idea of a rather static, class-based habitus—and its …
Central query is whether Bourdieu's idea of a rather static, class-based habitus—and its …
Classical cult or learning community? Exploring new audience members' social and musical responses to first-time concert attendance
MC Dobson, SE Pitts - The Ethnomusicology of Western Art Music, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
This article reports on two studies of classical concert-going, as experienced by first-time
attenders at a range of orchestral and chamber music concerts. Two groups of 'culturally …
attenders at a range of orchestral and chamber music concerts. Two groups of 'culturally …