The Implications of Sounds in Psycho-Social Life notes

Introduction
1. Sound – characteristics
2.1 Frequency
2.2 Amplitude
2.3 Intensity
2. The physiological process through which sounds are perceived
2.1 The acoustic analyzer
3. Meanings of sounds
3.1 Auditory representation
3.1.1 The sonic index and the sonic landscape
3.2 Classes of the auditory imaginary
3.2.1 The episodic auditory imaginary and the semantic auditory
imaginary
3.3 The origin of auditory images and their cognitive function
3.4 Auditory perception and sound as an event
3.5 Affect, psycho-social representation and the meaning of sound memory
4. Types of sounds
4.1 Zomotes and acoustic ecology
4.2 Music
4.2.1 The social construction of the meaning of music
4.2.2 Music – representation
4.2.3 Social structures and musical structures
4.2.4 The musical expression of social reality
5. Effects of types of sounds on psycho-social reality
5.1 Effects of noise pollution
5.1.1 Interference in the communication process-communication barrier
5.1.2 Decrease in performance and socio-professional risks
5.2 The psycho-social effects of music
5.2.1 Music – agent of social change
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