Through the lens of Bourdieu
An integral literature review on bringing gender neutrality to the musical instrument selection process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21717865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sori Kim (0000-0002-2529-7117, Music and Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 577-588 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music Education Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-3808 • E-ISSN: 1469-9893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14613808.2023.2277204 |
| OpenAlex | W4388126955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Gender stereotypes in musical instrument selection have been studied for over 40 years. However, little research has been conducted on the importance of reducing the impact of factors that affect the stereotyping of musical instruments within the framework of sociology. Gender stereotypes of musical instruments emerge in early childhood and have negative influences including losing opportunities to learn gender-crossed musical instruments in adulthood. This article argues for a gender-neutral environment for children’s musical instrument selection. Using a sociological framework of cultural capital, the variables contributing to gender-neutral musical instrument selection were categorised. Moreover, this study discusses the limitations of Bourdieu’s theory and offers solutions to reduce gender stereotyping of musical instrument selection. Music education researchers can promote gender neutrality by reducing binary gender stereotyping of musical instruments. Students’ understanding of gender neutrality could remove biases in their musical instrument selection. Proactive measures from music teachers could disconnect the reproduction of education systems
Music education · Musical · Musical instrument · Neutrality · Pedagogy · Performing arts · Political science · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Music Education Insights · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics
The Routledge Handbook to Sociology of Music Education
Music, Gender, Education
Variations in family constellation
II. The Development of Children's Gendered Knowledge and Preferences in Music
Modifying Children's Gender-Typed Musical Instrument Preferences
The Sex-Stereotyping of Musical Instruments
Psychological Sex Type and Preferences for Musical Instruments in Fourth and Fifth Graders
Effect of Sex Identification on Instrument Assignment by Band Directors
Females in 1988 Middle School Music Textbooks
Are Musical Instrument Gender Associations Changing
Sex-role Associations of Music Instruments and Occupations by Gender and Major
Gender Association of Musical Instruments and Preferences of Fourth-Grade Students for Selected Instruments
A Study of Middle School Band Students' Instrument Choices
Rie’s Story, Ryan’s Journey
Effect of Sex and Race Identification on Instrument Assignment by Music Educators
La domination masculine
From Rules to Strategies
The Intergenerational Reproduction of Cultural Capital
Revisiting the Role of Cultural Capital in East Asian Educational Systems
Does genderfit? Bourdieu, feminism, and conceptions of social order
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |