Men, Masculinity, Music and Emotions

This book looks at the historic and contemporary links between music's connection to emotions and men's supposed discomfort with their own emotional experience. Looking at music tastes and distaste, it demonstrates how a sociological analysis of music and

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Men, Masculinity, Music and Emotions Sam de Boise Örebro University, Sweden

© Sam de Boise 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.

ISBN 978-1-349-56650-1 ISBN 978-1-137-43609-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137436092 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

Contents List of Tables

vi

Acknowledgements

vii

Introduction

1

1 A History of Sex and Gender Differences in Emotion

22

2 Boys Don’t Cry? Men, Masculinity and Emotions

45

3 Masculinity, Music and the Mass Market

70

4 Music Listening, Emotions, Age and Context

94

5 Distaste, Discourse and the Politics of Emotional Authenticity

121

6 Affect, Embodiment and Masculinity

145

Conclusion: Rethinking Men, Masculinity, Music and Emotions

176

Appendices

188

Notes

200

Bibliography

208

Index

235

v

List of Tables A1

CLOSED – On a scale of 1 to 7 (7 being the most important and 1 being the least important), how important are the following things to you? A2 CLOSED – On a scale of 1 to 7 (7 being the most and 1 being the least), from the following, how does the music that you choose to listen to, make you feel? A3 OPEN – How does your first/second/third choice make you feel when you listen to it (combined answers)? A4 CLOSED – Gendered practices and emotion labels attached to music preference, split by men in each age group A5 CLOSED – How important, would you say on a scale of 1 to 7 (7 being the most important and 1 being the least important), music is