CULTURAL AUTONOMY AND POPULAR MUSIC

Concepts

HumanitiesCultural StudiesMusicologyCultureMusic SociologyPopular Culture StudiesCaribbean MusicMusic ConsumptionPopular MusicCultural Context Of MusicCultural Contexts Of MusicFamily Socioeconomic StatusHousehold Socioeconomic StatusPopular Music CirculationPopular Music IndustrySocial Influences On Music PreferenceYouth Music Culture

Abstract

This article examines culture flow between nations, specifically the attention those in Jamaica pay to exogenous cultural influence in the form of popular music. A survey of 300 Jamaican youths in early 1983 found that higher socioeconomic status was accompanied by greater preference for foreign over local music.

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