Home music engagement among families of culturally closed communities. Issue 12 (10th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sulkin, Idit; Brodsky, Warren
• Is Part Of: Early child development and care. Volume 191:Issue 12(2021)
• Page Start: 1871
• Page End: 1885
• Publication Date: 2021-09-10
• Subjects: Music engagement in home -- CMBI -- parental music activity -- religious families -- Orthodox Jews; Child development -- Periodicals; Children -- Services for -- Periodicals; 155.405
• DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2021.1887167
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4430

Abstract

ABSTRACT: No study thus far has investigated music engagement in the home among sectors of society, that because of cultural and/or ethno-religious characteristics, have a drastically different lifestyle and home environment than typically ordinary conventional local residents, who represent the more hegemonic popular Western liberal-minded secular culture. The current study recruited 96 families belonging to one of two subgroups: Modern-Orthodox ( n = 49) or Ultra-Orthodox ( n = 47) Jews in Israel. They completed the Children's Music Behavior Inventory (CMBI). The findings show no differences between the overall Orthodox sample to a matched sample of the general population. However, when comparing between the two subgroups significant differences surfaced concerning parent-initiated music activities in the home environment. The study demonstrates that even among families who do not fit into the mainstream of society, music is a crucial part of family life embedded in the home, and that music engagement is an essential component within parent–child relationships.