The Investigation of Sociological Factors of Intergenerational Differences Regarding Music Orientation between Young and Old Generations (A Case Study of Bushehr)
الموضوعات :Tayyebeh Pourbehi 1 , Gholamreza Jafarinia 2
1 - PhD candidate of sociology of Iran Social problems,Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
2 - Assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
الکلمات المفتاحية: lifestyle, Social capital, religiosity, Bushehr, Cultural capital, music tendency,
ملخص المقالة :
Music is one of the human needs influenced by cultural and social factors. The aim of the present study was to investigate the sociological factors of intergenerational differences in the orientation towards music in the old and new generations (case study of Bushehr).The research method was survey and data were collected using a questionnaire.The research sample consisted of 247 people aged 15-16 in Bushehr who were selected through cluster sampling.The findings of this research show that cultural capital, religiosity, lifestyle, social capital and education variables have a positive and significant relationship with music orientation. There is also a significant negative correlation between age and music tendency. The rate of music tendency varies among young, middle aged, and adult generations. Young people (with a mean of 62.1 percent) have a higher music tendency than middle aged and adults. The tendency to music among middle aged (with a mean of 57.9) is also higher than that of adults (with a mean of 44.9).The results of regression show that in total 20.1 percent of the changes in music tendency are specified by independent variables. Social capital, age, and lifestyle have the greatest impact on the variable of music orientation.
