The type of music you listen to affects the way you perceive the world. Females and males, or whichever gender you associate with can be the big influential factor, oh how you view the world.() But how does music influence the masculine society specially? Either behavior wise or how music influences their lives growing up. This research paper was developed to learn what it means to be masculine and what is most often taught trough music. The music industry impacts its audience. This leads to the development of the behavior of youth today. Having access to music videos at an early age, and how growing up music impacts their lives. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocate composition, as
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Music sends men messages of what they want to hear. Men are portrayed to be a dominant figure. What is masculinity? It is having the characteristics or qualities associated to male. At an early age men are demonstrated by their parents how to act, but music can contribute greatly. Listening to popular music is considered by society to be part of growing up. A study with 100 fourth- through sixth graders revealed that 98% of these children listened to popular music, 72% of them on “most drugs” or every day.() Furthermore, it has been reported that children 8 to 10 years of age listen to music an average of 1 hour per day.() When the children start getting older that’s when they start listening to music a lot more. The exposure to some lyrics in the music industry influenced both children and adolescents. The lyrics of a song can either be positive or negative. Men are influenced more by the negative perspective caused by …show more content…
Every genre of music has their own videos. The most famous genres of music to influence men are rap, rock, and pop music. In these genres the theme of substance abuse, misogyny, and violence can be promoted to men. The average adolescent is exposed to approximately 84 references to explicit substance use daily in popular songs.() Drugs, tobacco, and alcohol use, tend to be glorified in these songs.() Almost all rappers sing about drugs. For example; Lil Wayne’s song “I Feel Like Dying”, talks about drugs. In a form is teaching men that by using drugs they can escape their emotions or to feel anything at
Music sends men messages of what they want to hear. Men are portrayed to be a dominant figure. What is masculinity? It is having the characteristics or qualities associated to male. At an early age men are demonstrated by their parents how to act, but music can contribute greatly. Listening to popular music is considered by society to be part of growing up. A study with 100 fourth- through sixth graders revealed that 98% of these children listened to popular music, 72% of them on “most drugs” or every day.() Furthermore, it has been reported that children 8 to 10 years of age listen to music an average of 1 hour per day.() When the children start getting older that’s when they start listening to music a lot more. The exposure to some lyrics in the music industry influenced both children and adolescents. The lyrics of a song can either be positive or negative. Men are influenced more by the negative perspective caused by …show more content…
Every genre of music has their own videos. The most famous genres of music to influence men are rap, rock, and pop music. In these genres the theme of substance abuse, misogyny, and violence can be promoted to men. The average adolescent is exposed to approximately 84 references to explicit substance use daily in popular songs.() Drugs, tobacco, and alcohol use, tend to be glorified in these songs.() Almost all rappers sing about drugs. For example; Lil Wayne’s song “I Feel Like Dying”, talks about drugs. In a form is teaching men that by using drugs they can escape their emotions or to feel anything at