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Music and dance are two parallel routes for creating social cohesion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

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Steven Brown*
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Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada. stebro@mcmaster.ca; neuroarts.org
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Abstract

Savage et al. do an excellent job of making the case for social bonding in general, but do a less good job of distinguishing the manners by which dance and music achieve this. It is important to see dance and music as two parallel and interactive mechanisms that employ the “group body” and “group voice,” respectively, in engendering social cohesion.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e65
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