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1School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport, Queensland 4125, Australia.
Journal of Aging Studies
|May 9, 2018
Summary
Older music fans are not cultural misfits but can maintain stable identities. They adapt by creating new discourses and embracing evolving live music experiences, showcasing pluralistic aging.
Area of Science:
- Sociology of aging
- Cultural studies
- Popular music studies
Background:
- Growing interest in aging popular music audiences over two decades.
- Initial views saw aging fans as "cultural misfits" detached from youth-oriented music genres.
- Recent cultural aging perspectives suggest "youth cultural" identities can evolve across the lifespan.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically examine aging popular music fans as an example of contemporary, pluralistic aging.
- To explore how older music fans manage and articulate their aging within music scenes.
- To identify strategies aging fans use to maintain their scene involvement.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of sociological and cultural aging perspectives.
- Examination of discourse surrounding aging fans in popular music.
- Case study approach to understanding continued scene involvement.
Main Results:
- Aging fans can be legitimately positioned within music scenes alongside younger demographics.
- Older fans develop evolving discourses to navigate age-related perceptions.
- New consumption opportunities, like winery concerts, facilitate continued engagement.
Conclusions:
- Aging within popular music scenes demonstrates a more flexible and diverse model of aging.
- Music scenes provide a space for evolving identities and continued cultural participation across the life course.
- The study reframes aging from a negative stereotype to a dynamic, socially negotiated process.
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