MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Self-Concept, Social Change, Beautiful Music
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Give them something else to belong to that is an alternative to joining a gang. The importance of this with self-identity and cultural identity. In this community centre"s work, the music sounded great and the kids played in a way that was aesthetically pleasing. Psychotherapy (?) supporting the self-expression and confidence building, building of identity, sense of self. Offering stable male role models for the kids. This was an unpredicted outcome - the value of male role models for the just worked out that the genders were assigned that way kids. Goal: social change - additional options to gangs. The paper was written two years after the program had been in place - there was consistency and the kids kept coming overall and continued to engage in the groups over the gangs. Social change - additional options to gangs.