From concern to habit: Music, sociability and taste

Abstract

This article systematizes the process of affiliation to a particular cultural practice in the contemporary popular world of Argentina. From the description of “initiation narratives” of fans of a rock musician, this process is divided into three successive stages: initiation, habituation and transmission of the passion, and shows the specifics of the process in contrast to other cases. The article seeks to provide elements for a deeper understanding of the way cultural “preferences” are shaped as practices in the popular world.