Drug Culture Depiction In Rap Music

Author : Christopher Skrypzak
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783346819901

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Drug Culture Depiction in Rap Music by Christopher Skrypzak Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,0, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik & Amerikanistik), course: Drug Cultures, language: English, abstract: Drugs have been a part of virtually every society that ever existed and I guess it is safe to say that that will continue to be the case in the future. But societies relationship with drugs has also always be a complicated one. While attitudes towards certain drugs have shifted over time, in post-industrial societies drug use became a mass phenomena – and with it addiction. Since then, cultural references to the effects of drugs have been plentiful and seem to have grown more frequent as well as more explicit over time, especially in popular music. While these references had been limited to metaphorical allusions during the 1960s and 70s, modern music listeners will hardly be surprised to hear mentions of drugs in popular songs that play on the radio or to see a wide variety of soft and hard drugs in music videos of almost every genre (cf. Primack 2008). Many politicians, critics and anti-drug advocates blamed this escalation on the emergence of rap music. Past analyses mostly focused on quantitative surveys of drug references in popular music, or tried to answer the question to which extent listener's musical preferences influence their relationship with drugs. Rather than gathering even more quantitative information, this paper will explore how legal and illegal drugs are depicted in rap music. It will utilize a broad definition of rap music – regardless of sub-genres – in order to examine drug references from early rap recorded in the 1980s up to the present day. It will argue that – although based in reality – popular criticism is due to misinterpretations which distort rap and hip hop culture's representation. Furthermore, they hinder our chances as a society to improve how we deal with drugs and addiction as well as to find a healthy way of approaching them. As it will show, in addition to rappers encouraging drug use, they also effectively lay bare the impact drugs have on themselves, their friends, their families, and their communities.

Author : Stephen M. Caliendo,Charlton D. McIlwain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429602962

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The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity by Stephen M. Caliendo,Charlton D. McIlwain Pdf

The second edition of The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity offers readers a broad overview of scholarly exploration of the ways that humans have organized themselves (and have been organized) according to racial and ethnic divisions. More than 80 scholars from around the world and representing multiple academic traditions contribute entries to this accessible yet sophisticated volume that addresses contemporary issues in historical context. The first half of the book challenges readers to grapple with some of the most controversial aspects of categorization, prejudice and discrimination through focused chapters ranging from the notion of Whiteness to the supposed biological rationale for racial categorization. The second half is comprised of 70 shorter entries on specialized concepts, persons and groups that are crucial to understanding these issues. Taken as a whole, this volume provides a broad, multi-disciplinary and global overview of issues that continue to provide challenges to notions of equality and justice.

Author : Charlton D. McIlwain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136866463

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The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity by Charlton D. McIlwain Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Race and Ethnicity is a comprehensive guide to the increasingly relevant, broad and ever changing terrain of studies surrounding race and ethnicity. Comprising a series of essays and a critical dictionary of key names and terms written by respected scholars from a range of academic disciplines, this book provides a thought provoking introduction to the field, and covers: The history and relationship between "race" and ethnicity The impact of colonialism and post colonialism Emerging concepts of "whiteness" Changing political and social implications of race Race and ethnicity as components of identity The interrelatedness and intersectionality of race and ethnicity with gender and sexual orientation Globalization, media, popular culture and their links with race and ethnicity Fully cross referenced throughout, with suggestions for further reading and international examples, this book is indispensible reading for all those studying issues of race and ethnicity across the humanities and social and political sciences.

Author : Justin A. Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107037465

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The Cambridge Companion to Hip-Hop by Justin A. Williams Pdf

This Companion covers the hip-hop elements, methods of studying hip-hop, and case studies from Nerdcore to Turkish-German and Japanese hip-hop.

Author : Steven W. Bender
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781479809813

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Mea Culpa by Steven W. Bender Pdf

In Mea Culpa, Steven W. Bender examines how the United States’ collective shame about its past has shaped the evolution of law and behavior. We regret slavery and segregationist Jim Crow laws. We eventually apologize, while ignoring other oppressions, and our legal response to regret often fails to be transformative for the affected groups. By examining policies and practices that have affected the lives of groups that have been historically marginalized and oppressed, Bender is able to draw persuasive connections between shame and its eventual legal manifestations. Analyzing the United States’ historical response to its own atrocities, Bender identifies and develops a definitive moral compass that guides us away from the policies and practices that lead to societal regret. Mea Culpa challenges its readers. In a different era, might we have been slave owners or proprietors of a racially segregated establishment? It’s easy to judge immorality in the hindsight of history, but what current practices and policies will later generations regret? More than a historical survey, this volume offers a framework for resolving some of the most contentious social problems of our time. Drawing on his background as a legal scholar, Bender tackles immigration, the death penalty, the war on terror, reproductive rights, welfare, wage inequity, homelessness, mass incarceration, and same-sex marriage. Ultimately, he argues, it is the dehumanization of human beings that allows for practices to occur that will later be marked as regrettable. And all of us have a stake in standing on the side of history that resists dehumanization.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050134225

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106-2 Hearing: The White House, The Networks And TV Censorship, Serial No. 106-91, February 9, 2000 by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : United States
ISBN : UCBK:C078410459

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Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Pdf

Author : Jeffrey L. Broome,Lisa Munson
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783039284504

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Hip-Hop, Art, and Visual Culture by Jeffrey L. Broome,Lisa Munson Pdf

Visual art has been tied to hip-hop culture since its emergence in the 1970s. Commentary on these initial connections often emphasizes the importance of graffiti and fashion during hip-hop’s earliest days. Forty years later, hip-hop music has grown into a billion-dollar global industry, and its influence on visual art and society has also expanded. This book-length printed edition of Arts collects essays by scholars who explore this evolving influence through their work in art education, cultural theory, and visual culture studies. The topics covered by these authors include discussions on identity and cultural appropriation, equity and access as represented in select works of art, creativity and copyright in digital media, and the use of fine art tropes within the sociocultural history of hip-hop. As a collected volume, these essays make potentially important contributions to broadening the narrative on art education and hip-hop beyond the topics of graffiti, fashion, and the use of cyphers in educational contexts.

Author : Lawrence C. Rubin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786451500

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Psychotropic Drugs and Popular Culture by Lawrence C. Rubin Pdf

Psychotropic drugs--those intended to change moods, numb anxiety, calm children--are pervasive in American culture. References are everywhere: not just in print and electronic advertisements but in television show dialogue, movies, song lyrics, and on advertising paraphernalia like notepads, wall clocks, mouse pads, coffee mugs, pens and pencils. The authors in this compilation of essays on psychotropic drugs and mass culture contend that society has been transformed into an asylum without walls--a "psychotropia." With each new definition of a mental ailment, a new cure is offered, increasing the number of inmates in this borderless asylum and blurring the lines between mental health and mental illness. Eight essays probe this issue, with an introduction and conclusion by the editor. The introduction frames the topic in the dehumanized asylums brought to light in 1961 by sociologist Erving Goffman, and in author Marshall McLuhan's warning not to be seduced by the media. Essay topics cover: how psychotropia came to be; drug portrayal in Hollywood; advertising in cyberspace and the postmodern condition; the advertising madness that promotes better living through chemistry; food as medicine; the music culture of psychotropia; children and psychotropic drugs; and stereotypes and manipulation in mass marketing. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:31951D01864496O

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Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : LOC:00068694747

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The White House, the Networks, and TV Censorship by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection Pdf

Author : Anthony M. Orum
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2919 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118568453

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The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies by Anthony M. Orum Pdf

Provides comprehensive coverage of major topics in urban and regional studies Under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Anthony Orum, this definitive reference work covers central and emergent topics in the field, through an examination of urban and regional conditions and variation across the world. It also provides authoritative entries on the main conceptual tools used by anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, and political scientists in the study of cities and regions. Among such concepts are those of place and space; geographical regions; the nature of power and politics in cities; urban culture; and many others. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies captures the character of complex urban and regional dynamics across the globe, including timely entries on Latin America, Africa, India and China. At the same time, it contains illuminating entries on some of the current concepts that seek to grasp the essence of the global world today, such as those of Friedmann and Sassen on ‘global cities’. It also includes discussions of recent economic writings on cities and regions such as those of Richard Florida. Comprised of over 450 entries on the most important topics and from a range of theoretical perspectives Features authoritative entries on topics ranging from gender and the city to biographical profiles of figures like Frank Lloyd Wright Takes a global perspective with entries providing coverage of Latin America and Africa, India and China, and, the US and Europe Includes biographies of central figures in urban and regional studies, such as Doreen Massey, Peter Hall, Neil Smith, and Henri Lefebvre The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies is an indispensable reference for students and researchers in urban and regional studies, urban sociology, urban geography, and urban anthropology.

Author : David A. Mackey,Kathryn M. Elvey
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781284199642

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Society, Ethics, and the Law: A Reader by David A. Mackey,Kathryn M. Elvey Pdf

Society, Ethics, and the Law: A Reader is an engaging, thoughtful, and academic text designed to help students make connections to ethical issues using real-world examples and thought-provoking discussion questions.

Author : Dimitri A. Bogazianos
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780814787014

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5 Grams by Dimitri A. Bogazianos Pdf

"Focusing on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal, Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the "rap game" and the "crack game." He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap's stance towards its own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture, highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine has come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Shirley R. Steinberg,Michael Kehler,Lindsay Cornish
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313350818

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Boy Culture [2 volumes] by Shirley R. Steinberg,Michael Kehler,Lindsay Cornish Pdf

In this two-volume set, a series of expert contributors look at what it means to be a boy growing up in North America, with entries covering everything from toys and games, friends and family, and psychological and social development. Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia spans the breadth of the country and the full scope of a pivotal growing-up time to show what "a boy's life" is really like today. With hundreds of entries across two volumes, it offers a series of vivid snapshots of boys of all kinds and ages at home, school, and at play; interacting with family or knocking around with friends, or pursuing interests alone as they begin their journey to adulthood. Boy Culture shows an uncanny understanding of just how exciting, confusing, and difficult the years between childhood and young adulthood can be. The toys, games, clothes, music, sports, and feelings—they are all a part of this remarkable resource. But most important is the book's focus on the things that shape boyhood identities—the rituals of masculinity among friends, the enduring conflict between fitting in and standing out, the effects of pop culture images, and the influence of role models from parents and teachers to athletes and entertainers to fictional characters.