Listening to socialisation. Analysing the sociogenesis of musical practices

The notion of “socialisation” is firmly established in the theoretical landscape of the social sciences. Rooted in a long tradition of research, and particularly operative in French sociology, it refers to the process by which the social world (institutions, groups, etc.) forms and transforms individuals by instilling in them a number of dispositions, i.e. ways of thinking, believing, acting, etc. Research in this vein seeks to define the sociogenesis of practices and ways of doing things, by...