Traditionally, British and American forms of popular music have tended to dominate the industry. ... For fans and enthusiasts, popular music can be a leisure-time pursuit occurring on evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads-a group of fans of the American band Grateful Dead who saw the band at as many gigs and festivals as possible from the 1970s onward). ... The rise of recorded music together with more stringent copyright protection laws facilitated the development of the music business in capitalist society and more specifically th...

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According to the customs of North American society, it is encouraged that people speak out about their private relationships and feelings. ... "American academic psychology has taken for granted the values of self-expression, self-control, and self-efficacy. These values fit with American ideals of expressive and utilitarian individualism. ... American culture teaches to value someone who is able to speak out about his true feelings and even categorizes someone as being emotionally distressed when unable to express needs and wants. ...

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