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Sociology

The Sociology of Noise: Soundscapes, Power, and Auditory Exclusion

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Anthropologist David Samuels studied Navajo reactions to loud rock music, finding that what outsiders heard as noise was a meaningful soundscape to insiders, challenging the idea that noise is a universal acoustic category.

Why this is interesting

We often think of noise as an unwanted sound, but have you ever wondered why some sounds are labeled 'noise' while others are celebrated as music?