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Youth, music and identity in a post-digital world

In: Research Handbook on Transitions into Adulthood

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  • Andy Bennett
  • Daniel Bennett

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The purpose of this chapter is to consider if and how the value of music as a cultural resource has shifted for youth during the post-digital age. Since the early 2000s the sheer amount of music made available for digital download and streaming has increased exponentially. Platforms such as Spotify have been at the forefront of this phenomenon, offering listeners an opportunity to access a wide variety of recorded music from different genres and eras of music-making. Although available to people of all ages, evidence suggests that it is the younger generations who are making most use of Spotify and competing platforms. As such, whether or not the actual cultural meaning of music has changed for younger generations today, it is clear that they have far more access to music on a daily basis than was the case for earlier generations of youth.

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  • Andy Bennett & Daniel Bennett, 2024. "Youth, music and identity in a post-digital world," Chapters, in: Jenny Chesters (ed.), Research Handbook on Transitions into Adulthood, chapter 19, pages 250-258, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:19759_19
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