Based on 18 years of sociological research and 52 years of rock 'n' roll fandom, Baby Boomer Rock 'n' Roll Fans: The Music Never Ends draws on data collected fr

Critics and fans alike have traditionally viewed popular music, especially in terms of its rock'n'roll iterations, as a meaning resource for youth navigating th

This book illustrates how social meanings provided by music are experienced throughout the course of life. To this end, the author examines in depth the concept

Written for Introductory Sociology and Sociology of Popular Music courses, the second edition of Understanding Society through Popular Music uses popular music

Participants from Couch-Stone Symposium 2014 have contributed to this volume on three themes; reflecting a natural progression in scope of symbolic interactioni