Sunday, 13 February 2011
How useful is a production of culture perspective in understanding the birth of rock and roll?
Rock and roll had a massive impact on the mass audience who were “All Shook Up” whilst other musical genres didn’t have that. Peterson's 'production of culture perspective' consists of six different key factors: law, technology, industry structure, organisation structure, occupational career and market. The production of culture perspective looks at the social factors surrounding the emergence of rock n roll and explains how the society at the time allowed it to flourish. However, he did not go on to explain why rock and roll was successful because it was not just rock and roll that exists during the 50s. Jazz and blues emerged during this time. Peterson perspective completely ignores the music itself, fails to explore what was so unique, fascinating, exciting, special and original about it. Therefore Peterson’s perspective cannot be relied on completely, when understanding the birth of rock n roll.
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There are some pretty good points addressed here, and one dreadful pun :-)
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