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Acknowledgments and Dedication | |
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Introduction: Why Look at Music Education from a Sociological Perspective? | |
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The Purpose of This Book | |
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The Book's Historical Frame | |
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The Performer and Teacher in You: A Matter of Identity | |
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Introduction | |
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Occupational Identities in Music | |
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Early Identity Research on Musicians | |
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The Aspiring Music Teacher | |
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Some Basic Facts About Music Teaching as a Career | |
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The Occupational Socialization of Music Students | |
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Communities of Practice | |
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School Music Teachers' Multiple Identities | |
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Teaching as Work: What Educational Sociologists Tell Us | |
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Introduction | |
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The Concept of Occupational Socialization | |
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Occupational Norms and Values | |
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Our Social Role in the Workforce | |
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Career Mobility and Status | |
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Commitment to the Execution of Specific Work Tasks and Skills | |
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Teachers as Staff Members in Public Schools: Selected Landmark Studies | |
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Occupational Socialization and Subject Matter: The Main Source for Professionalism? | |
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Music Learning and Teaching as Socially Situated Acts | |
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Introduction | |
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Music as a School Subject | |
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Music Teachers as Bridge Builders Between Different Communities | |
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School Communities and Music Communities: Three Sociological Perspectives | |
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Macro, Micro, and Interactive Analyses in Their Application to Music and Music Education | |
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Music and Social Context: Macro, Micro, and Interactive Perspectives in Selected Texts on the Sociology of Music | |
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Introduction | |
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Weber and Adorno: Two Important Names Beyond Music | |
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Other Texts on a Sociology of Music | |
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Key Points in Comparing the Texts and Their Relevance to Music Education | |
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Musical Meaning and Social Context: Thoughts by Selected Ethnomusicologists and Cultural Theorists | |
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Introduction | |
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Music Between "culture" and "Culture": From Celebrating the American Folk Heritage and Popular Music to Rediscovering Grand Traditions | |
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The Sociological Significance of Arguments About Music Education as Value Education | |
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Finding Commonality in Diverse Values | |
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Sociology of Education: Major Theories and Their Connection to School Practice | |
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Introduction | |
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The Place of Education in Society: Selected Theories | |
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Social Issues and the Nature of School Instruction | |
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Reaching an Ethnically and Racially Diverse Student Body | |
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Schools as Transmitters of Cultural Values | |
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Education and Schooling as Equally Strong But Different Sources of Learning | |
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Teaching with Knowledge of the Power Behind the Hidden Curriculum | |
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Application of Sociological Constructs in Education to Music Schooling | |
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Introduction | |
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Dealing with the Achievement Gap in Music: Bringing Together Informal and Formal Learning in Music | |
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Learning a Coveted Craft | |
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The Large Ensemble as an Important Component in Public School Music | |
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The Hidden Curriculum in School Music | |
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Musical Skills and Knowledge as Cultural Capital | |
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Music as a Compulsory Subject | |
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Music as an Elective | |
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Consequences for the Role of Music Teacher | |
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Conclusion: You and the Big Picture | |
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Definition of Selected Terms | |
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References | |
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Index | |