O społecznym charakterze muzyki. Szkic socjologiczny

The purpose of the article is to discuss the social features of music in a sociological perspective. The authoress points to the strong links between music, and the social life of people. She also discusses the social determinants of the art of music, using selected theoretical concepts in sociology. The text is divided according to the six basic aspects of the social character of music, such as: music as a symbolic culture and a set of meanings; music as a social relationship; music as a social context and normative rules; music as an element of social structure; music as a social change; and music as a functional element of society.