Soundscapes of Wellbeing in Popular Music. Edited by Gavin J. Andrews, Paul Kingsbury and Robin A. Kearns

By: Paul Kingsbury

Book Overview

Popular music has become increasingly embedded in complex and often contradictory discourses of wellbeing. For instance, some new genres and sub-cultures of popular music are associated with violence, drug-use, and the angst of living, yet simultaneously define the hopes and dreams of millions of young people. At a service level, popular music is increasingly used as a therapeutic modality in holistic medicine, as well as in conventional health care...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138269247
• ISBN13: 9781138269248
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"