Music, streaming, class: social divisions in new forms of digital cultural consumption

Authors

  • Telma Mendes Iscte — Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-Iscte), Lisboa, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7458/SPP202410631283

Keywords:

digital cultural consumption, taste, digital divide, music streaming

Abstract

The growing use of online platforms for music consumption has brought new dynamics to the specific practices of this consumption. This research aims to understand how the use of internet-connected devices has been incorporated into the cultural consumption of the Portuguese, with a specific focus on music consumption. To this end, secondary data from the ICS’s 2020 Survey of Portuguese Cultural Practices was used. The main results of the research point to social segmentation traits in the use of the internet for music consumption as well as musical styles, when using the variable of practices outside home as an indicator of personal taste.

Published

2024-12-05

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