![]() ![]() Indeed, in some areas like California, for example, reggae has taken on a yuppie-like status among the white middle class and upper classes. Professor Veenstra said the upper classes preferred highbrow genres like the fine art of classical music and opera, but pop, folk, reggae and rock seem to have been elevated into highbrow entertainment in recent years. Golden oldies and easy listening were also preferred by the lower classes but also found fans with some of the middle classes. The study found that less-educated people from lowest classes tended to prefer rap, hip hop, disco, country music, gospel and heavy metal. He asked those taking part about their likes and dislikes of 21 musical genres. Professor Veenstra conducted 1,595 telephone interviews with people from a range of backgrounds living in Toronto and Vancouver for the study, which is published in the journal Canadian Review of Sociology. 'Of the highbrow tastes, all but jazz are disliked by lower class people, and of the lowbrow tastes, country, easy listening, and golden oldies are concurrently disliked by higher class people.' ![]() 'What upper class people like is disliked by the lower class, and vice versa. He said: 'Breadth of taste is not linked to class, but class filters into specific likes and dislikes. Professor Gerry Veenstra, a sociologist who studies class divides at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, said there were clearly exceptions, but in general music could be divided by social class. The study additionally showed that men tend to move away from mainstream artists sooner and to a far greater degree than women – perhaps explaining why dad music is often more embarrassing for their children. However, becoming a parent also caused people's music tastes to 'age' more quickly than those without. Tastes appear to change most quickly through the teenage years until the age of about 25 when this sense of discovery slows and people move away from mainstream artists. The study, conducted by analysts at Spotify and Echo Nest, also showed the youngest listeners – aged between 13 and 14 years-old – almost exclusively play tunes by artists at the top of the charts.įrom around the age of 15 years-old, music tastes begin to mature and expand as listeners increase the diversity of the music on their playlists. The study has shown that on average most people's listening habits become firmly entrenched by the age of 33 years old.Īfter that age few people add new mainstream artists or bands to their regular listening patterns. However, new research looking at online music streaming patterns has revealed a cruel reality - all too soon their taste in music will become just as outdated as their parents. It is a common misconception among the young that their music tastes will always remain at the forefront of what is cool and popular. ![]()
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