what are the strengths and weaknesses of Petersons production of culture perspective on the birth or rock and roll?

Peterson’s theory on the production of culture helps us to understand how the birth of rock and roll happened. His theory concentrates on six main factors that led to this, these are: laws, technology, organisation structure, occupational careers and market. These factors are strengths of Peterson’s theory because they concentrate on the areas which help to produce the music. He said that culture can not be analysed unless we look at the context of producers. However Peterson does not pay any attention to the music itself. The emergence of rock and roll was at a time when young people were developing freedom and music was a way of rebelling against parents. Peterson shows no interest in the creation of the music and the instruments used. The music’s appeal to the audience is of no importance to Peterson. So while his theory is strengthened by the fact he looks at how rock and music was produced, the fact that he pays no attention to the music itself or the reasons for the audiences interest in it, makes his theory much weaker in these areas.