Singing and social inclusion

Singing and social inclusion

There is a growing body of neurological, cognitive, and social psychological research to suggest the possibility of positive transfer effects from structured musical engagement. In particular, there is evidence to suggest that engagement in musical activities may impact on social inclusion (sense of self and of being socially integrated). Tackling social exclusion and promoting social inclusion...

Running head : SOCIAL INCLUSION 1 Social Inclusion , Identity ,

In this study we examine whether feelings of inclusion are correlated with identity integration, and if so, what effect this interaction might have on conflict adaptation. Our first hypothesis is that we will find a positive relationship between identity integration (II) and conflict adaptation. Our second hypothesis is that we will see a positive relationship between II and feelings of inclusi...

Network on Social Inclusion

Social context-dependent singing-regulated dopamine.

Like the mammalian striatum, the songbird striatum receives dense dopaminergic input from the midbrain ventral tegmental area-substantia nigra pars compacta complex. The songbird striatum also contains a unique vocal nucleus, Area X, which has been implicated in song learning and social context-dependent song production. Area X shows increased neural firing and activity-dependent gene expressio...

The Sociology of Social Inclusion

This article looks at social inclusion from a sociological perspective. It argues that sociology complements biological and other natural order explanations of social stratification. The article interrogates a variety of forms of social integration, including ostracism within 5th century B.C. Greece, 19th-century solidarism, and Goffman’s mid-20th-century work on stigma. It does so to demonstra...