Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf Schlüsselkonzepte der Soziologie und Kultur und untersucht deren Wechselbeziehungen und Auswirkungen auf die moderne Gesellschaft. Der Autor taucht tief in theoretische Konzepte ein und bietet eine originelle Perspektive auf die Entstehung sozialer Phänomene. Seine Analysen sind aufschlussreich und betonen kritisches Denken. Das Werk richtet sich an Leser, die ein tieferes Verständnis sozialer Prozesse suchen.
This engaging text introduces readers to the sociology of cults. Covering the history and current state of cult studies, this book includes topics ranging from doomsday cults and new religious movements through to self-help cults, the cult of celebrity, intellectuals, and entrepreneurs.
What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make music. Exchange is now automatic and weightless with the result that the High Street record store is dying. MySpace, Twitter and You Tube are now more important publicity venues for new bands than the concert tour routine. Unauthorized consumption in the form of illegal downloading has created a financial crisis in the industry. The old postwar industrial planning model of pop, which centralized control in the hands of major record corporations, and divided the market into neat segments, is dissolving in front of our eyes. This book offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding pop music today. It provides a clear survey of the field and a description of core concepts. The main theoretical approaches to the analysis of pop are described and critically assessed. The book includes a major investigation of the revolutionary changes in the production, exchange and consumption of pop music that are currently underway. Pop Music, Pop Culture is an accomplished, magnetically interesting guide to understanding pop music today.