Zugl.: Osnabrück, Univ., Diss., 2005

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Thesis (M.A.) University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (June 26, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

杜綺明. / "2007年12月". / 論文(哲學碩士)--香港中文大學, 2007. / 參考文獻(leaves 90-96). / "2007 nian 12 yue". / Abstract also in English. / Du Qiming. / Lun wen (zhe xue shuo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2007. / Can kao wen xian (leaves 90-96). / 摘要 --- p.iii / 目錄 --- p.iv / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1-10 / Chapter 第二章 --- 民族音樂學與香港「兒歌」的硏究 --- p.11-19 / Chapter 第三章 --- 從歷史看「幼童時期」Childhood的槪念與香港「兒歌」 的關係 --- p.20-35 / Chapter 第四章 --- 中國兒童歌謠與香港電視「兒歌」 --- p.36-48 / Chapter 第五章 --- 香港電視廣播有限公司與香港「兒歌」的發展 --- p.49-73 / Chapter 第六章 --- 校園裡兒歌與兒童生活及成長 --- p.74-81 / Chapter 第七章 --- 總結 --- p.82-89 / 書目 --- p.90-96

Is local lekker? This study looks at the perceptions the youth in Durban hold towards local music. Through a study of the Grade 11 learners at Bonela Secondary, Gelofte Skool, Hillcrest High School, Thomas More College and Sastri College this research looks at how much support is offered for local music. It considers how much local music the respondents listen to, how much they purchase and how many local concerts they attend. This study also considers the mediathat the respondents are exposed to,in order to· discover if any correlation occurs between the media that they are exposed to and their perception of local music. The impact of globalization and cultural imperialism on the consumption of local music are also considered. In addition, the study looks at whether variables such as gender, school, "race" or the home language of the respondents impact on their support for local music. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. The respondents were required to respond to a questionnaire which elicited responses concerning their perceptions of local music, their support for local music and the media that they are exposed to. From the questionnaires a group of respondents of differing views, genders and home languages was selected to participate in a focus group interview. Results show that the respondents support very little in the way of local music, with regard to listening to local music, purchasing local music and supporting local concerts. They are exposed to a great deal of foreign material and do not have much exposure to local products. / Thesis (M.Mus.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2005.

by Wong Siu Ling, Gabriella. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-69). / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- THE RECORD INDUSTRY --- p.6 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.15 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESES --- p.23 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- METHODOLOGY --- p.37 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- FINDINGS --- p.44 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- DISCUSSION --- p.52 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.64 / Chapter APPENDIX 1 --- List of Big Corporations and Independents --- p.70 / Chapter APPENDIX 2 --- Production cost of a Standard L.P. record --- p.74 / Chapter APPENDIX 3 --- Categories of song types --- p.75 / Chapter APPENDIX 4 --- Comparison of songs from Big Corporations and the Indies by year --- p.78 / Chapter APPENDIX 5 --- Comparison of songs from Big Corporations and the Indies from 1980- 1985 (51) 1986 -1991 (52) --- p.91

For many people music is an important aspect of their daily life. Music preference is a complex subject tied to social identity, personality, leisure activities, religion, family and friends, and so forth. Music is also a form of expression, which is communicated to the public over various mediums and formats. The themes depicted in music media (music in the form of television, radio, and internet sources, both auditory and visually presented) are vast owing to the array of different artists and their individual worldviews that they put on offer for the public. The lyrical content and/or imagery put forward by musicians depicts an array of different themes, which are contextualised by individuals in their personal conception of their favourite music. The meaning that listeners/viewers attach to their music is equally related to their own background and life experience, including their belief system (religion). There has been a controversial increase in the sexualisation and explicitness of music media; however, there is a gap in the intersection between music, sex, and religiosity as a field of study. Understanding the influence of music media requires an understanding of the people who are experiencing this content. Taking a cybernetic approach and the position of the listener who determines the meaning of an utterance, as put forward by cyberneticist Heinz von Foerster, this study is a reflexive contextual enquiry into how people are experiencing and interpreting their music media and whether this media challenges their view on religion (if they consider themselves aligned to a religion). To address this broad research question, a two-part study was conducted. The first part consisted of a quantitative study of 459 students from the University of Johannesburg to obtain a snapshot of a young adult demographic in terms of their music media, sexuality, and religiosity choices. Thereafter, using the results from this first part of the study, a qualitative interview-based study was conducted. Together the quantitative and qualitative studies provide a basis for answering the main research question. The results show that the young adults in the study are thinking beings, not just manipulated by mainstream music media; rather, they decide what is right for them often motivated by their views on religion. Methodologies used in religious studies have been subject to criticism. One specific aspect is the lack of acknowledgment of epistemology within research designs. In addressing this critique, a second- order cybernetic study was conducted. By introducing a cybernetic approach to qualitative religious study, a new approach is thus also presented which is called A Reflexive Recursive Learning Approach to Religious Studies. / Religious Studies and Arabic / D. Litt. et Phil. (Religious Studies)