Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia

Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia, reviewed here in its e-book version, looks at the combination of music and behaviour. In short, it explores the effect of music on human behaviour. Edited by William Forde Thompson, the Director of the Music, Sound and Performance Lab, and a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, the encyclopedia benefits from his dual expertise.

The approximately 450 entries encompass the social sciences in fields, such as anthropology, communications, psychology, linguistics, sociology, sports, political science and economics, as well as biology and the health sciences. Select entries...