It is quite useful to have an understanding of what was happening in the world, culturally when looking at the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Richard Peterson says that there are six cultural factors to look at which he believes contributed to the emergence of rock ‘n’ roll. They include law, technology, industry and organisation structures, occupational career and the market. Each factor on its own can’t be credited for the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, but together the list is a useful and concise way of explaining how rock ‘n’ roll could have come about. However there are factors that Peterson doesn’t address, such as the music itself, which is the most important thing. The six factors he names could be attached to any musical genre. His factors look more at the production behind the distribution of the music, rather than the audience who listened to the music, which is equally important.
This is reasonable summary of some of Peterson's ideas but perhaps a little less summary and a little more analysis would have been useful.
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