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Bayton, Mavis (1989) How women become rock musicians. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This thesis is about women rock musicians in the
U.K. It is based on in-depth interviews with 36 female
rock musicians in the 1980s. Firstly, it examines the
relative absence of women in rock music-making and
explains this in terms of gender socialisation and a
number of social constraints operating on women.
Secondly, it looks at those women who, despite all the
obstacles, do become rock musicians. A number of
variables are put forward which, it is suggested, have
helped these women overcome gender constraints. These
factors are conceptualised as "escape routes" into
rock music-making. Thirdly, all-women bands are
examined, and the individual careers of the women who
constitute them. An ideal-type model is constructed of
the stages of a female band's career. It is concluded
that, compared to male bands, there are a whole set of
factors which make it more difficult for women's bands
to be set up and continue along the career path. These
factors have the strongest effect in the early career
stages. Lastly, some non-typical career patterns are
investigated, and particularly the strategies
developed by feminist musicians as alternatives to the
mainstream commercial path.

Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Women rock musicians -- Great Britain
Official Date: May 1989
Dates:
DateEvent
May 1989Submitted
Institution: University of Warwick
Theses Department: Department of Sociology
Thesis Type: PhD
Publication Status: Unpublished
Extent: ii, 603 leaves
Language: eng

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