EFFECTS OF DANCEHALL MUSIC ON THE YOUTH
Dancehall music is a new style music that can be traced to Jamaica popular music that has its roots in the political disruptions in the Republic of Jamaica in late 1970’s . The music became more famous between 1981 and 1991. ( C.J.Cooper, 37). The music is attributed as a xhenomenon of ‘rude boys’ who settled in Jamaican ghettos due to high unemployment rates. The rate of unemxloyment in Jamaica stood at 35 percent in 1962. The delinquency behavior of the ‘rude boys’ and inability to get a meaningful job made them to turn into violent crimes as they were seen as disturbers of status quo ( Gunnia, 1340).
The rude boys, being not satisfied with reggae music, they believed in confrontation and aggression …show more content…
Dancehall music is a new xath for moral degradation among young people. Dancehall music has become a symbol of explicit sexual imagery and violence. The music has been criticized for condoning sexual violence which led to banning of some songs ( Luton 2009, 1). Despite the positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people, it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people.
Statistical analysis in Jamaica show that 19 percent of male and percent females are implicated in violence related acts in school, homes and communities. Out of these 7 percent of the females and percent of the males related cases were reported to the school administration with the effect that 3 percent of the female and 3 percent of the female students were find culpable and suspended (A.D. Crawford, 6). In the recent past, most dancehall musicians have being implicated in felonies. For instance, Vybz Kartel was the subject of murder in …show more content…
Further, the rate of spread of HIV/AIDS and infections of STDs. In a study where 100 students were correspondents, has exacerbated. According a study done on” The effects of Dancehall genre on adolescent sexual and violent behavior in Jamaica: A public health concern” of the 100 respondents, 52 percent of the males and 58 percent of the females said that they are sexually active'(A.D. Crawford, 2010). The study shows that this sexual behavior, seen among by adolescents was also prevalent in taxis. The gyration of the body brings can affect emotional behavior due to the timbre and amplitude of the music. (Manning G,
Dancehall music is a new style music that can be traced to Jamaica popular music that has its roots in the political disruptions in the Republic of Jamaica in late 1970’s . The music became more famous between 1981 and 1991. ( C.J.Cooper, 37). The music is attributed as a xhenomenon of ‘rude boys’ who settled in Jamaican ghettos due to high unemployment rates. The rate of unemxloyment in Jamaica stood at 35 percent in 1962. The delinquency behavior of the ‘rude boys’ and inability to get a meaningful job made them to turn into violent crimes as they were seen as disturbers of status quo ( Gunnia, 1340).
The rude boys, being not satisfied with reggae music, they believed in confrontation and aggression …show more content…
Dancehall music is a new xath for moral degradation among young people. Dancehall music has become a symbol of explicit sexual imagery and violence. The music has been criticized for condoning sexual violence which led to banning of some songs ( Luton 2009, 1). Despite the positive effects Dancehall music might have on our young people, it has become more a pathway for moral degradation with our young people.
Statistical analysis in Jamaica show that 19 percent of male and percent females are implicated in violence related acts in school, homes and communities. Out of these 7 percent of the females and percent of the males related cases were reported to the school administration with the effect that 3 percent of the female and 3 percent of the female students were find culpable and suspended (A.D. Crawford, 6). In the recent past, most dancehall musicians have being implicated in felonies. For instance, Vybz Kartel was the subject of murder in …show more content…
Further, the rate of spread of HIV/AIDS and infections of STDs. In a study where 100 students were correspondents, has exacerbated. According a study done on” The effects of Dancehall genre on adolescent sexual and violent behavior in Jamaica: A public health concern” of the 100 respondents, 52 percent of the males and 58 percent of the females said that they are sexually active'(A.D. Crawford, 2010). The study shows that this sexual behavior, seen among by adolescents was also prevalent in taxis. The gyration of the body brings can affect emotional behavior due to the timbre and amplitude of the music. (Manning G,