BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Download generation 'apathetic'

21 January 2006

Psychologists monitored 346 people during two weeks to evaluate how they related to music. They found music had "lost its aura" and was seen as a commodity. "The accessibility of music has meant that it is taken for granted and does not require a deep emotional commitment once associated with music appreciation," said Dr Adrian North, who led the study.

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