Political orientation and music preference in the 1980s

Striking a Chord: A Prelude to Music and Intergroup Relations Research

“…Having been with us probably since the dawn of humankind (Mithen, 2006), music has become a crucial factor in individuals' understandings of themselves, others, and their social groups (Hornby, 2003), continually changing as it does to meet the demands of evolving cultures and social change (Fox & Williams, 1974;Peterson & Christenson, 1987;Pettyjohn & Sacco, in press). It is, of course, manifest in many different forms from laments to anthems and across contexts from churches and sacred spaces to football stadia.…”