Music and cultural analysis in the classroom: Introducing sociology through heavy metal

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-144

  Ahlkvist, Jarl A ^a  

^a LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0033234260     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1318699     Document Type: Article

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