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

Giles, Howard; Denes, Amanda; Hamilton, David L.; Hajda, John M.

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“…Music as a cultural activity portrays the outgroup as sophisticated and operating at a level that negates dehumanizing or animalistic perceptions (Haslam, 2006). As observers experience emotional elevation from music, they may also be lifted cognitively to higher and broader levels of categorization emphasizing shared humanity with the outgroup (Ellithorpe, Oliver, & Ewoldsen, 2015;Giles, Denes, Hamilton, & Hajda, 2009). Music is not the only activity that might yield such effects: Playing sports, engaging in activities related to peace-building or social justice, or fighting a common enemy might elicit similar outcomes (Ellithorpe, Ewoldsen, & Porreca, 2015).…”

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Harmonious Contact: Stories About Intergroup Musical Collaboration Improve Intergroup Attitudes

2016

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Watching contact between members of one's ingroup and members of an outgroup in the media (mediated vicarious contact) improves intergroup attitudes. We compare mediated vicarious contact with observing only members of the outgroup (parasocial contact), and examine whether the activity of the portrayed contact matters. Building on theory, we predict that watching outgroup members playing music should reduce prejudice more than watching them engaged in nonmusical activities, particularly with vicarious (vs. parasocial) contact. Results show that vicarious musical contact enhances perceptions of synchronization, liking, and honesty between ingroup and outgroup actors in a video, which in turn results in more positive attitudes toward the outgroup. Counter to predictions, parasocial musical contact results in less positive outcomes than parasocial nonmusical contact.

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Harmonious Contact: Stories About Intergroup Musical Collaboration Improve Intergroup Attitudes

2016

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“…This finding opposes reports in the psychology literature that suggests people experiencing normal grief do not benefit from therapy or emotional disclosure (Currier et al, 2008). Giles et al (2009) offered a differing opinion on the topic, suggesting that music is helpful in establishing group formation and positive bonding experiences. This is reflected in Bonnie's experience of grief therapy as she highlighted throughout her interview that she personally found a difference between traditional grief therapy modalities and music therapy, suggesting that music therapy was more effective in bringing the group together, interconnected.…”

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“…Simultaneously, it also helps others to understand us, our experiences through life, and gives people the power to choose how they wish to portray themselves and be perceived by others (Giles, Denes, Hamilton & Hajda, 2009;Hayes & Minichiello, 2005;Juuti & Littleton, 2010). Thus, it can be put forward that identity is both outside-in and inside-out (Morton & Sonnoenberg, 2011, p. 232).…”

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The stories we haven't told: the lived experience of music used in therapy for bereaved parents

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Music therapy within the parameters of the therapeutic space has been widely researched, explored, discussed and analysed within the literature. With a tool such as music however, which exists in our everyday life, it is critical for the profession to start to focus beyond the therapy room. This qualitative research project therefore aimed to explore the ways in which music therapy, specifically song parody technique, shapes bereaved parents engagement with music in their lives. In order to address this overarching aim, three questions were explored:(1) What are bereaved parents lived experiences of music therapy?(2) How do bereaved parents lived experiences of music therapy affect their ongoing relationship with music? (3) In what ways does the song parody technique shape a bereaved parents meaning of the song?Through a constructivist lens, the methodology of narrative inquiry was employed as it allowed the storied lives of the bereaved parents as well as the music to be told in a way that acknowledged the existence of multiple realities, accounted for the individual nature of grief and recognised the dual import of researcher and participant.Five past clients of the researcher consented to participate in an in-depth interview either one or two years post music therapy during which, music that was used in the therapy session was played to participants.Findings from the narratives were revealing and suggest that music used in therapy sessions can often continue to play a role in client's lives beyond the therapy room.For all participants new and/or additional meanings were created and associated to the music used for the song parody technique. Furthermore, findings suggest that the way a client engages in the process of songwriting can impact on their longer-term meanings and associations to the music. These meanings continue to exist for a significant period of time post music therapy, irrespective of level of engagement within the therapy session. Of critical importance is the fact that although all participants acquired new meaning to music used in therapy, for some participants, iii this created a more painful and triggered association to the music. It is considerations such as this, which highlight the importance of this study and future studies that consider the longer-term implications of our therapeutic tool.iv

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“…Algunos hallazgos de investigaciones muestran que la música puede ayudar a promover relaciones armónicas entre los diferentes grupos sociales(Gaertner et al 1993; Bakagiannis y Tarrant 2006) y además puede ser usada como una herramienta para la identificación, afiliación y delimitación de grupos sociales(Bakagiannis y Tarrant 2006;Frith 1981;Giles et al 2009;Mark 1998; North y Hargreaves 1999; Rentfrow y Gosling 2007; Tarrant, North y Hargreaves 2002; Tekman y Hortesçu 2002). Esta evidencia, de algún modo confirma la pertinencia de realizar trabajos grupales en el aula, en torno a afinidades musicales de los adolescentes.En consonancia con el logro de relaciones respetuosas y consolidación del grupo de pares, el trabajo musical de conjunto, que considera los vínculos musicales entre el estudiantado, facilitaría especialmente la adquisición de las actitudes planteadas en las Bases Curriculares del MINEDUC:…”

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Música en la vida de los adolescentes

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2019

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Las preferencias musicales de los jóvenes repercuten en mayor o menor medida en sus formas de vida, así es como éstas preferencias y los factores que las condicionan, han sido un importante foco de investigación para la psicología de la música y la educación musical durante los últimos treinta años. En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión literaria en torno a los aspectos que influyen en el gusto y preferencias musicales, enfatizando en la importancia que tiene la música para el desarrollo afectivo/emocional, la vinculación social entre pares y la construcción de la propia identidad entre los jóvenes. Los hallazgos presentados serán relacionados con alcances pedagógicos que posee el mundo musical juvenil para el aula de música, especialmente para el desarrollo de actitudes y adquisición de aprendizajes vinculados con el respeto a la diversidad musical, expresados en las bases curriculares y programas de estudio para la asignatura de Música elaborados por el MINEDUC, en los niveles Séptimo a Segundo Año de Enseñanza Media en Chile. Hacia el futuro, resulta necesario continuar avanzando en investigación y trabajos pedagógicos que atiendan al uso didáctico de los géneros o estilos de música preferidos por los adolescentes, tanto para el desarrollo de actitudes y valores, como para la potenciación de habilidades musicales específicas.

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

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Harmonious Contact: Stories About Intergroup Musical Collaboration Improve Intergroup Attitudes

Harmonious Contact: Stories About Intergroup Musical Collaboration Improve Intergroup Attitudes

The stories we haven't told: the lived experience of music used in therapy for bereaved parents

Música en la vida de los adolescentes

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