Beauvais, Clémentine. 2015. "The ‘Mozart Effect’: A Sociological Reappraisal." Cultural
Sociology 9 (2): 185-202. doi:10.1177/1749975514557096. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info/resolve/17499755/v09i0002/185_teasr.
Beauvais argues that the ‘Mozart Effect’ was a successful sociocultural phenomenon because of its many varying components and factors. Beauvais discusses the many ways in which the “effect” took the world by storm, and along with it, the falseness of the “effect.” Beauvais discusses the psychological affects and how people can be affected, all to a certain extent. Some highlights of this article were its explanation of how this occurrence became a worldwide phenomenon. This source is very useful for my argument as it acknowledges …show more content…
Helding does mention the experiments of many scientists, yet focuses on how it was a phenomenon. The thesis is very important because not many authors take a stand against the “Mozart Effect,” thus making this article different, while remaining informational. This article is resourceful for a multitude of reasons, the main reason being that I will be denouncing the “Mozart Effect”, and will be discussing the sociological effects it had on the world, rather than all the psychosocial effects it may or may not have had on people …show more content…
Reimer’s academic article is resourceful because of the criticisms provided, the criticisms allow for me to develop new points in which I never thought of pointing towards; thus, allowing me to strengthen my
Sociology 9 (2): 185-202. doi:10.1177/1749975514557096. http://resolver.scholarsportal.info/resolve/17499755/v09i0002/185_teasr.
Beauvais argues that the ‘Mozart Effect’ was a successful sociocultural phenomenon because of its many varying components and factors. Beauvais discusses the many ways in which the “effect” took the world by storm, and along with it, the falseness of the “effect.” Beauvais discusses the psychological affects and how people can be affected, all to a certain extent. Some highlights of this article were its explanation of how this occurrence became a worldwide phenomenon. This source is very useful for my argument as it acknowledges …show more content…
Helding does mention the experiments of many scientists, yet focuses on how it was a phenomenon. The thesis is very important because not many authors take a stand against the “Mozart Effect,” thus making this article different, while remaining informational. This article is resourceful for a multitude of reasons, the main reason being that I will be denouncing the “Mozart Effect”, and will be discussing the sociological effects it had on the world, rather than all the psychosocial effects it may or may not have had on people …show more content…
Reimer’s academic article is resourceful because of the criticisms provided, the criticisms allow for me to develop new points in which I never thought of pointing towards; thus, allowing me to strengthen my