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Shaping Habitus and “Good” Lifestyles: Music Education of Chinese Immigrant Families in the UK

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study investigates the phenomenon of “music fever” in the Chinese immigrant community in the UK, a relatively neglected research field in the English language literature. It explores the attitudes of Chinese immigrant parents towards their children’s music learning through three key concepts in Bourdieu’s cultural theory: capital, habitus, and field. Although the interviewees generally displayed a positive attitude towards their children’s music learning, it was conditional on it not interfering with their children’s academic studies. This study extends existing research on East Asian immigrants’ and parents’ perceptions of children’s music education, and contributes to the application of Bourdieu’s theoretical tool in research on East Asian cultural groups in both Western and non-Western contexts.

Source: SAGE Open

DOI: 10.1177/21582440241271169

Authors: Tianran Luo, Xu Liu

Institutions: Beijing Union University, Royal College of Music, Southern University of Science and Technology, Krirk University

Language: English

Topic: Diverse Music Education Insights

Subfield: Music

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,600