Towards a holistic model of functions of music listening across cultures: A culturally decentred qualitative approach

Psychology of Music

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-200

  Boer, Diana ^a   Fischer, Ronald ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Cultural functions; Functions of music; Individual functions; Music listening; Qualitative method; Social functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867276414     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735610381885     Document Type: Article

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