Music in Society

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This paper discusses the effect music has on society and the effect society has on music. The paper present a review of the book ,"The Politics of Music", written by Michael Linton, which claims that music cannot influence society. The paper contends that music is shaped by society, and society is shaped by people.

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"However, even Linton back-stepped a bit when he revealed that there was one area of life in which music apparently had the ability to affect people's behavior, grocery shopping (Linton pp)! Several studies reveal that faster paced music tends to make American shoppers walk down the aisles more quickly than slower paced music (Linton pp). Apparently Holloway believes that society can be transformed by the cultivation of the right kind of music, just as Plato believed a return to the older kind of music would be instrumental in reinstating the ancient virtues, while Linton believes this is just not going to happen, period (Linton pp)."

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