SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Basil Bernstein, African-American Music, Musical Language
4 Oct 2016
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Our beliefs are strongly influenced by our close social relationships. Bishop"s argument that the polarization comes from below (us) Today: the music we like is also influences by closeness of community/social relationships. People love music our brains are wired for it. Music from slavery, great migration, and civil rights. Using bergesen"s argument that these different styles reflect different degrees of social solidarity (closeness) within african american communities. Bergesen builds upon the work of basil bernstein. Who built upon the work emile durkheim. Listening to people speak and discovered 2 main language styles. Some language is meant for insiders (london working class, high school students) restricted. Some is meant for strangers (london middle/high class, teachers) elaborated. Smaller vocab, simple grammar, group references we us , slang/insider words. Large vocab, complex grammar, individual references i me . Bernstein: not about social class, but social closeness (community solidarity) Elaborated language is the product of more distant relationships.
