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Do racial and gender-based prejudices influence how we respond to female degrading lyrics in hip-hop music?
Hemmes, Danique (2024) Do racial and gender-based prejudices influence how we respond to female degrading lyrics in hip-hop music?
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| Abstract: | Background: A prevalent theme in hip hop lyrics is the glorification of violence, aggression, and sexualizing. A frequently discussed aspect of this is the amount of female degrading lyrics in these songs. This type of lyrics has a negative influence on people’s behavior and mental state. Especially young people seem to be affected by these songs. This is a problematic matter that is prevalent in today’s society. Research has shown that prejudices about someone influences how one interprets their message. Race and gender play a big role in this. Objective: Therefore, this study will investigate the relation between female degradation in hip-hop lyrics and emotions. There is expected that degrading lyrics lead to negative emotions, whereas empowering lyrics lead to positive emotions. Additionally, the study will look into whether prejudices about the artist influence this relation. Methods: This study was performed by distributing an online questionnaire. Participants were automatically shown one of five pictures: black male, white male, black female, white female, and no picture. Then they were asked to read degrading and empowering lyrics and answer questions about their emotions after reading the lyrics. The sample consisted of 141 participants. R-Studio was used to analyze the data from the survey. Results: Analyzing this data showed that there is a positive relation between female degrading lyrics and negative emotions. Additionally, there is a positive relation between female empowering lyrics and positive emotions. Furthermore, racial and gender-based prejudices influence the relation between degrading lyrics and negative emotions. Conclusion: Female degrading lyrics lead to negative emotions, whereas female empowering lyrics lead to positive emotions. Additionally, prejudices about race and gender of the artist influence the effect of degrading lyrics on emotions. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 05 communication studies |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/100540 |
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