scholarly journals Demanding Epistemic Democracy and Indirect Civics Pedagogy: The Performance-Oriented Music Ensemble

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-251
Author(s):  
Gregory E. Pyrcz ◽  
Tessa Claire MacLean ◽  
Mark E. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Epistemic Democracy ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
Music Ensemble

The participation of young adults in performance-oriented music ensembles can be seen to enhance democratic capacities and virtues. Much, however, turns on the particular conception of democracy at work. Although contemporary currents in music education tend towards models of liberal and participatory democracy to govern music ensembles, this essay contends that demanding epistemic democracy allows performance-oriented music ensembles the achievement of democratic virtues without sacrificing excellence as a central regulatory ideal. The inclusion of both men and women is shown to be particularly significant in this light. Central to its democratic epistemic ambition, the role of the conductor is considered in the last section of this article.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Beliefs about Infant-Directed Speech: The Role of Family Dynamics

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelia M. Kennison ◽  
Jennifer Byrd-Craven
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Infant Care ◽  
Verbal Interaction ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Relationship

The research investigated the relationship between family dynamics and the beliefs about the benefits of talking to infants. Prior research has shown that language development is enhanced by verbal interaction with others. We tested two hypotheses: (a) men may view talking to infants as less beneficial than women and (b) one’s relationships with parents would be related to the extent to which young adults view talking to infants as beneficial. In a study with 301 undergraduates (181 women, 120 men), we confirmed both hypotheses, showing that (a) men were less likely than women to view talking to infants as beneficial and (b) for both men and women, the more negative their relationship with their mother, the less likely they were to view talking to infants as beneficial. Implications for infant care are discussed.

Middle School Music Ensemble Participation, Homophobic Name-Calling, and Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 1238-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared R. Rawlings ◽  
Dorothy L. Espelage
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
Music Ensemble ◽  
School Music ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Homophobic Name Calling

Homophobic name-calling is commonplace in middle schools and is emerging as an antecedent to more serious, deleterious concerns, including depressive or anxious symptoms among youth. While music education researchers suggest that youth enrolled in music ensembles are targets for homophobic epitaphs, little is known about how experiencing homophobic teasing during early adolescence relates to their self-reported mental health. Using data from a large-scale investigation of middle school youth, we examined the prevalence of homophobic name-calling and its relationship on indicators of mental health, including depression and anxiety. Results indicate that being a target of homophobic victimization has significant mental health consequences for youth in the current sample, although differentially for youth participating in a music ensemble and those who do not. Music ensembles are complex social environments, and our results raise questions about how prevalent or localized homophobic epitaphs are for youth enrolled in music ensembles when compared with those who are not.

scholarly journals Sexual Fantasies Across Gender and Sexual Orientation in a Large Sample of Italian Young Adults: A Multiple Correspondence Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
MATTIA NESE ◽  
Greta Riboli ◽  
Gianni Brighetti ◽  
Raffaele Visciano ◽  
Daniel Giunti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Sexual Fantasies ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
And Bisexual

Abstract Differences in the content of sexual fantasies across gender have been widely documented, while less attention was given to the role of sexual orientation. Furthermore, previous studies focused on statistical differences in the prevalence of broad themes, neglecting the role of single fantasies. The current study aimed to increase the knowledge about sexual fantasies in heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual men and women. A descriptive approach that allows representing the patterns of fantasies reported by different groups using Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) is presented. A sample of 3,136 of young adults, 1,754 women (Mage = 22.50, SD = 1.72, range 18-25) and 1,382 men (Mage = 22.50, SD = 1.70, range 18-25), completed an online questionnaire assessing the presence of 29 different sexual fantasies. The prevalence of each fantasy among each group is shown. Also, relationships between fantasies and the distribution of groups along the two principal dimensions highlighted by MCA are represented. Heterosexuals women reported fewer fantasies and showed opposite patterns of response compared to heterosexual men. There was a substantial overlapping in the fantasies reported by gay and bisexual men, while responses of lesbian and bisexual women were relatively more differentiated. These results indicate that sexual orientation has a different impact on the sexual fantasies of men and women.

The Sociology and Policy of Ensembles

2012 ◽  
pp. 789-806
Author(s):  
John W. Richmond
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Tort Liability ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
Music Ensemble ◽  
Formation And Evolution ◽  
Reciprocal Influences

This article discusses music ensembles from two complementary perspectives—sociology and policy—within the context of music education. It begins with a discussion of the reciprocal influences of individuals on groups and of groups on individuals—the sociological perspectives of the music ensemble experience—with particular focus on questions of identity formation and meaning in music ensemble settings. The article also examines policy formation and evolution as they pertain to ensembles. While many of the policy questions that follow relate to the United States, attempts are made to draw connections to international contexts wherever possible. Particular attention is given to matters of equality of opportunity, tort liability, and copyright compliance.

Who am I God? The Role of Belief in God in the Identity Development of Young Adults

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela M. Desilva Mousseau
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Belief In God

When do men and women minimize attributions to discrimination? The role of discrimination source

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen Sechrist ◽  
Courtney Delmar
Keyword(s):  
Men And Women

Particularities of tinnitus in children and adolescents

ORL ro ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Author(s):  
Alexandra Boloș ◽  
Sebastian Cozma ◽  
Andreea Silvana Szalontay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Ambient Noise ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches

Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom and probably the most troublesome. Tinnitus causes a number of physical and psychological consequences, that interfere with the quality of life of the patient. Many authors believe that the presence of tinnitus in children is a matter of lesser importance than in adults because it is met less frequently and would be a fleeting symptom, inoffensive for them (Graham, 1981). In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus during adolescence and even in young adults is increasing, possibly as a consequence of the increased ambient noise (Bulbul SF, Shargorodsky J). Various therapeutic approaches have generated different results, which led us to consider the role of psychological factors, hence the need to underline the particularities of this symptom in childhood.  

The Equality of Women: The Bahá’í Principle of Complementarity

1990 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-66
Author(s):  
John S. Hatcher
Keyword(s):  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Complementary Relationship ◽  
Baha'i Faith ◽  
Religious Convictions ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Principle Of Complementarity

The Bahá’í teachings simultaneously assert the equality of men and women while advocating in some cases distinct duties according to gender. Since the Bahá’í Faith also teaches that religious convictions should be examined by the “standards of science,” this ostensible paradox invites careful study. At the heart of the response to this query is the Universal House of Justice statement that “equality between men and women does not, indeed physiologically it cannot, mean identity of functions.” To appreciate and to accept this thesis that there can be gender distinction, even insofar as the assignment of fundamental tasks is concerned, without any attendant diminution in the role of women, we must turn to statements in the Bahá’í writings about the complementary relationship between men and women. Through a careful consideration of this principle, we can discover how there can indeed be gender distinction without inequality in status or function.

Rediscussing the Role of Traditional Risk Factors in Young Adults With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 6987-6995
Author(s):  
NORBERT NECKEL ◽  
MARCO MICHAEL ◽  
DANIEL TROELTZSCH ◽  
JONAS WÜSTER ◽  
STEFFEN KOERDT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Traditional Risk Factors

Class, Control, and Classical Music

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bull
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Cultural Production ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Class Culture ◽  
White Middle Class ◽  
Music Ensembles ◽  
The Aesthetic

Through an ethnographic study of young people playing and singing in classical music ensembles in the south of England, this book analyses why classical music in England is predominantly practiced by white middle-class people. It describes four ‘articulations’ or associations between the middle classes and classical music. Firstly, its repertoire requires formal modes of social organization that can be contrasted with the anti-pretentious, informal, dialogic modes of participation found in many forms of working-class culture. Secondly, its modes of embodiment reproduce classed values such as female respectability. Thirdly, an imaginative dimension of bourgeois selfhood can be read from classical music’s practices. Finally, its aesthetic of detail, precision, and ‘getting it right’ requires a long-term investment that is more possible, and makes more sense, for middle- and upper-class families. Through these arguments, the book reframes existing debates on gender and classical music participation in light of the classed gender identities that the study revealed. Overall, the book suggests that inequalities in cultural production can be understood through examining the practices that are used to create a particular aesthetic. It argues that the ideology of the ‘autonomy’ of classical music from social concerns needs to be examined in historical context as part of the classed legacy of classical music’s past. It describes how the aesthetic of classical music is a mechanism through which the middle classes carry out boundary-drawing around their protected spaces, and within these spaces, young people’s participation in classical music education cultivates a socially valued form of self-hood.

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