Abstract
AbstractAlthough popular music subcultures among youth have been studied extensively, and recently researchers have examined the continued involvement of these same fans in these subcultures as they age, a life‐course perspective has not been brought to bear on this topic. In this entry, the authors outline the questions that might be addressed by using a life‐course perspective to study music consumption and production. In so doing, the authors distinguish between the developmental and life‐course perspectives and between cohort and aging effects. Most research on the role of music in people's lives focuses on a specific age group: adolescents, young adults, midlife adults, young‐old adults, and old‐old adults. Here these findings are combined and used to describe what we know about the connection between music consumption and production with social relationship development and involvement, identity formation and maintenance, and the establishment of well‐being across the life course. In conclusion, the authors discuss future directions for research on popular music consumption and production across the life course including methodological issues, theoretical issues, and gaps in the literature.
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