جامعه شناسي مصرف موسيقي

Sociology of Music Consumption

One of the main theoretical concerns in sociology of culture is what major factors determine peopleʹs cultural consumption. The more the role of cultural goods and their constructing effect on identities and also the economy of culture develops, the more important becomes dealing with cultural consumption. Similarly, asking about cultural consumption is a part of attempts to make sense of socio-cultural trends. The main concern of this article is, through social class theory, to examine which factors affect on the type and amount of music consumption. Social class and cultural capital are two major variables in classical theories of cultural consumption and here we have tried to determine each factorʹs proportion in explanation of Iranianʹs music taste. This article also criticizes the classical theories explaining music taste.