A Dysfunctional Culture Competition in Music

Abstract

Life for many of us in America has now evolved into a series of challenges to compete. We are bombarded with this doctrine at work, at school, and, worst of all, at home. It has become perhaps the only common thread in the diverse patchwork culture of American life. We hear it in our commercials (Pepsi vs. Coke in a taste test), in our politics (Republicans vs. Democrats), and in our recreation (Cowboys vs. Redskins). So saturated is our society with this spirit of competition that we allow its effects to go unchecked because we simply don't