In addition, media sources contribute significantly to our behavior patterns by projecting certain behaviors that are perceived as ideal. Much of mainstream hip-hop portrays images, through lyrics and music videos that attract a large number of people. Often, males are portrayed as careless, aggressive, misogynist, spendthrift, chronic alcoholics and marijuana abusers while women are presented as promiscuous, inferior and passive. By setting these standards of how each gender should act, individuals feel pressured to meet them. Males who regularly listen to this type of music would associate having a good time with alcoholism and substance abuse (Morgan 535). Moreover, they are driven to perceive women as inferior, hence when confronted with
