Different forms of popular music can create pleasure and excitement for some and moral panic and dread for others; it is a much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. Providing a concrete and tangible definition of what constitutes popular music has been the subject of much academic debate. ... For Adorno, popular music is standardized, repetitive, and unequivocally contrasts with "serious" music: A clear judgment concerning the relation of serious to popular music can be arrived at only by strict attenti...

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As time moved on, they began to promote their new ideas in government and they became widely debated issues that sometimes gained national attention and the attention of most citizens of the country. ... This is quite concerning due to the fact that there were many laws already enacted when the country was formed initially that protected the cultural background and heritage of the country. ...

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Counseling is an interactive process characterized by a unique relationship between counselor and client that leads to change in one or more areas (Trickett, Sept. 9, 2003). Multicultural counseling requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Lo...

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Counseling is an interactive process characterized by a unique relationship between counselor and client that leads to change in one or more areas (Trickett, Sept. 9, 2003). Multicultural counseling requires the recognition of: (1) the importance of racial/ethnic group membership on the socialization of the client; (2) the importance of and the uniqueness of the individual; (3) the presence of and place of values in the counseling process; and (4) the uniqueness of learning styles, vocational goals, and life purposes of clients, within the context of principles of democratic social justice (Lo...

• Word Count: 5041
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate