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."a timely book that.sets a standard for a new field of study and
therefore deserves to be read widely. the volume's] contributions
contain fascinating material for further study." . International
Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter "Steven Brown and Ulrik
Volgsten haveput together a valuable collection of essays on a
consistently interesting theme. The book constitutes an important
resource for the future development of this theme." . Music
Perception ."fascinating and challenging.this book, illustrates the
diversity, the depth and the potential of the field of the
sociology of music. As much as these texts enlighten, they also
highlight the vastness of the research yet to be conducted.
However, this book is far more than just a compilation of papers
presented at a conference, they are relevant discussions to anybody
who turns on the radio, purchases or downloads a record or even
sings a lullaby." . Leonardo Digital Reviews Since the beginning of
human civilization, music has been used as a device to control
social behavior, where it has operated as much to promote
solidarity within groups as hostility between competing groups.
Music is an emotive manipulator that influences attitude,
motivation and behavior at many levels and in many contexts. This
volume is the first to address the social ramifications of music's
behaviorally manipulative effects, its morally questionable uses
and control mechanisms, and its economic and artistic regulation
through commercialization, thus highlighting not only music's
diverse uses at the social level but also the ever-fragile
relationship between aesthetics and morality. Steven Brown is a
researcher in cognitive neuroscience in the Department of
Psychology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He
received his doctorate at Columbia University in New York, and has
done research at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, the Karolinska
Institute in Stockholm, and the University of Texas Health Science
Center in San Antonio. His research deals with the neural basis of
human communication, including the arts. Ulrik Volgsten is a
research fellow in the Department of Culture, Aesthetics and Media
at Goteborg University in Sweden. He received his doctorate in the
Department of Musicology at Stockholm University, and has published
papers on both musical and philosophical topics. Volgsten's
multidisciplinary research mainly focuses on human communication in
different medi
Since the beginning of human civilization, music has been used as a
device to control social behavior, where it has operated as much to
promote solidarity within groups as hostility between competing
groups. Music is an emotive manipulator that influences attitude,
motivation and behavior at many levels and in many contexts. This
volume is the first to address the social ramifications of music's
behaviorally manipulative effects, its morally questionable uses
and control mechanisms, and its economic and artistic regulation
through commercialization, thus highlighting not only music's
diverse uses at the social level but also the ever-fragile
relationship between aesthetics and morality.
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