The purpose of this study is, from sociological viewpoint, to look over what's the function and value of dancing in modern society throughout the areas of policy, economy and education, and then to look into how it has affected on each area.
As th...
The purpose of this study is, from sociological viewpoint, to look over what's the function and value of dancing in modern society throughout the areas of policy, economy and education, and then to look into how it has affected on each area.
As the times and society have changed, dancing as a sports has also changed in its function and role, especially in modern society an aspect of the change has been diversified all the more. In addition, dancing has a close relation to our life concerning its political, economical and educational value and function.
The results of study can be summarized as follows:
First, from the political viewpoint, it's fount that dancing reflects the political situation of the times, and by functioning as 'a culture ambassador', thus by raising the image of the nation, dancing plays the role of establishing the nation's identity internally and externally.
Second, from a viewpoint of economic function, dancing could be, with increased demand & supply of performing arts, the means for direct ․ indirect advertisement or publicity of company or organization, city. Thus, it may contribute to the development of regional society, which could lead to the revitalization of regional economy.
Third, dancing education contributes to the processes not only of one's character formation, its ultimate purpose, but also of an individual's socialization. Here, socialization means that people have gradually chosen an occupation of the fields, related to dancing, on which a social role or position of an individual rely. It suggests that dancing-related, various specialized personnels could create a new value by playing their roles through subdivided, various occupations.
Like this, it's found that dancing has influenced on throughout the whole of society with various roles and close relevance, which suggests that a new possibility also is expected. Therefore, a sociological research of dancing is needed in the future, for supporting that, it's judged that a new studies field of dancing-sociology should be urgently established.