Od kontestacji do estetyzacji życia codziennego. Kilka uwag o znaczeniu i funkcji muzyki w życiu młodzieży

Abstract

In the article the author makes an attempt to describe the functions of music in youths’ everyday life. The article consists of four parts. In the first section, the main social functions of music are presented, such as integrative, aesthetic, communicational and educational. Then, the methodological framework of the author’s research is discussed (qualitative study based on in-depth interviews, accompanied by focus group interviews and observations). The third part of the article is devoted to the presentation of the main functions of music in the everyday life of Warsaw’s adolescents, as revealed by the research. Finally, in the last section, a conclusion is drafted that what seems particularly interesting in the results is the marginalization of the resistance and protest-oriented function of music, especially in comparison to the importance and visibility of its aesthetic function, as well as integrative and emotional ones.