OurlivesandoursongsDoyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplayli
Ourlivesandoursongs
Doyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.
Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:People’smusictasteschangeastheyageaccordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soitislikelythatyourownmusicalpreferenceswillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.
Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityaretheonlyfactors(因数)thataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridgeUKgathereddatafrommorethan250000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleagetheirsocialcircumstances(环境)changeandsodoestheirmusictaste.
Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature--“intense(热情的)”“contemporary”and“sophisticated(深奥微妙的)”.
Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyearsduringwhichpeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentitiesasindependentindividuals.
Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthoodtheirlifestylechanges--theysocialize(社交)moreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.AsaresulttheybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusicsuchaspopandR&Bwhichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.
Whenmiddleagecomesthingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymore“sophisticated”musicsuchasjazzandclassicalaswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountryfolkandblues.
“Formanythislifestageisfrequentlyexhausted(使精疲力尽)byworkandfamilyandthereisarequirementforrelaxingemotive(动情的)music”JasonRentfrowaresearchmembertoldTheTelegraph.
Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”
Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons”hesaidandthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.
68.AccordingtoresearchersattheUniver