Sociology and Music Education
A response to Swanwick
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11635499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Graham Vulliamy (University of York, corresponding author), John Shepherd (0000-0003-1241-4182, Trent University) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-76 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142569840050105 |
| OpenAlex | W1989711929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper is a response to Professor Swanwick's critique of our sociological perspective on music education. A detailed presentation of the sociology of music thesis demonstrates that accusations of ‘social determinism’ and ‘referentialism’ are both misconceived. Moreover, Swanwick's position leads to difficulties in his approach to music aesthetics, where at times he makes assumptions concerning the work of theorists such as Meyer and Keil which these authors have themselves explicitly repudiated. We then relate certain observations which Swanwick makes concerning the processes of schooling to wider sociological theories of schooling that help make sense of the kinds of constraints Swanwick correctly identifies. Finally, we accept Swanwick's challenge to be more explicit concerning both our response to his charge of relativism and our practical recommendations for the reform of music teaching
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2006 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |