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Week 6: Lecture c
The Industry

I. Introduction

A. Announcements

B. Content

C. First test on Friday!!!

1. Your notes (from start until today, especially sociological aspects)

2. Macan

a) Chapter 1, p. 15-19

b) Chapter 7 (sociology)

c) Chapter 8 (critics)

3. Books on reserve

a) Brake, Mike. The sociology of youth culture and youth subcultures : sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll, HQ799.G7B66 1980,

(1) P. 71-79 (working class subcultures)

(2) Chapter 3 (counterculture)

b) Osgerby, Bill. Youth in Britain since 1945, HQ799.G7O83 1998

(1) Chapter 2 (before the war)

(2) Chapter 3 (working-class subcultures)

(3) Chapter 7 (counterculture)

c) Green, Jonathon. All dressed up : the sixties and the counter-culture, DA589.4.G74

(1) All about counterculture

(2) Less systematic

(3) Much longer

(4) Might be good if you want more detailed info about particular aspects (drugs, politics, sex, etc.)

II. The Music Industry

A. Introduction

B. Change in the Music Industry

1. Sociological changes

a) Heterogeneous Society

b) Counterculture and Exploration

c) The industry must adapt to reflect this diversity of taste

2. Industrial Changes

a) Record Companies

b) Radio in USA

III. The Critics

A. Introduction

B. Critics Background: Marxism

1. General

2. Elements of criticism

3. Counter-argument

4. So Why?

IV. Reading and Listening

A. Macan, chapters 7-8