Music And Political Conflict Between Hong Kong And China

The Sociology of music has become a hot-button field of study in worldwide in recent years. The purpose of this research essay is to explore the connections between music and political conflict between Hong Kong and China. Through understanding the current conflict circumstance arose in Hong Kong and China, I intend to demonstrate the penetrating power of music, as a social transmitter of messages, within the society. Besides, it is also important to understand the perspective of different actors within the whole process of making political songs, such as the songwriters’ thinking and intention. In doing so, this essay examines how the social aspects of musical behaviour and the role of music in society. To provide some background†¦show more content†¦Therefore, it is a worthy qualitative sociological study because this research aim to give the audience a closer look of the following three aspects: What factors have strategically inspired song writers in making music in relates to a particular social phenomenon?, Does the rise of political songwriters target a certain class of people?, and Why some music with strong emphasis on historical and political contexts are banded in China? Literature Review (based on 3 peer-reviewed scholarly sources): The common assumption throughout the selected sources was to describe the intensification of the conflict between Hong Kong And Public Republic Of China through contextual data. (Baehr 2001; Wai-Chung Ho, 2000; Wai Chung 2006) In the first place, it is important to have knowledge of the origin of the political conflict between Hong Kong and Public Republic of China before examining its relation to the hot flash of local politic song. Baehr (2001) depicts â€Å"The retrocession of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997† was marked a major consequences for both domestic and Chinese politics. The focal point is that â€Å"One country, two systems† has become the constitutional principle to Hong Kong, and remain unchanged for 50 years. Not surprisingly, social problems arise due to the hardship in assuring everyone to share a common value within the society, which is the matter of â€Å"identity†. To further examine this idea, Baehr highlights that