“I’m just as Rock ’n’ Roll Fan”: popular music as a meaning resource for aging

• Published in: Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais
• Main Author: Kotarba, Joseph A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Editora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS 2009
• Subjects: Popular music; Aging; Self-identity; “Baby boomers”; Adult socialization; Música popular; Idosos; Auto-identidade; Socialização de adultos; Keep Rock
• Online Access: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/article/view/5573

Critics and fans alike have traditionally viewed popular music, especially in terms of its rock‘n’roll iterations, as a meaning resource for youth navigating through adolescence. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relevance of popular music for self-identity through middle age and beyond. T...