Singing and Sisterhood: Social Identity Development of Female Adolescent Singers in Single-Gender Choral Contexts.

Singing and Sisterhood: Social Identity Development of Female Adolescent Singers in Single-Gender Choral Contexts.

The purpose of this research was to examine the formation of social identity amongst female adolescent singers within single-gender choral contexts. The study was designed as a phenomenology, with the aim of describing the nature of individuals' experiences of this phenomenon through exploring commonalities. Six participants were selected from a
community-based choral music program in New Jersey. The following outcomes were discovered as a result of data analysis and interpretation: the development of a positive social identity within a single-gender choral context provided female adolescent participants with a sense of belonging, sisterhood, reciprocal support, and multiple intrapersonal developments such as increased confidence, independence, accountability, and sociability.

Uvenio, Nicole Paige

Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Music Education Department

McBride, Nick

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