Thematic Analysis of Mainstream Rap Music - Considerations for Culturally Responsive Sexual Consent Education in High School

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Kimberly; Markham, Christine; Tortolero, Susan R.
Titel	Thematic Analysis of Mainstream Rap Music - Considerations for Culturally Responsive Sexual Consent Education in High School
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 8 (2017) 1, Artikel 8 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Music; Popular Culture; Culturally Relevant Education; High School Students; Adolescents; Sexuality; Health Behavior; At Risk Persons; Stereotypes; Social Attitudes; Gender Bias; Substance Abuse; Interpersonal Communication; Interaction; Singing; Sex Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Popkultur; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexualität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risikogruppe; Klischee; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interaktion; Gesang; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde
Abstract	Background: Much of the research literature on sexual consent and sexual consent education has been focused on college students, providing a significant gap in our understanding of high school students, especially ethnic minority youth, who are at greatest risk for unwanted sexual contact and sexual activity. Furthermore, recent research suggests that music with sexually suggestive and misogynistic themes influence sexual communication and consenting behaviors. An analysis of rap music produced after the year 2000 is necessary to identify themes that may influence sexual communication among youth. Methods: A thematic analysis was conducted to examine the lyrics of mainstream rap music songs. Songs from the Billboard Hot Rap Singles Year-End Charts for the years 2001 through 2011 served as the data corpus for thematic analysis. Results: Each year, an average of 18 songs in the top 25 rap music hits included some level of sexual content. Overall, approximately 74% of the 244 songs made references to sex, sexual expectations and/or relationships. Three major themes emerged from the analysis: (1) It's Really About Sex or Nothing At All, (2) Substances as the Precursor/Enhancer, and (3) Performance, Parts & Brand. Conclusion: The major themes found here highlight the prevalence of norms that perpetuate non-consensual sex and non-verbal sexual communication in a dominant musical genre. Each theme presented in this study represents rules and expectations related to sexual interactions that could influence an adolescent's view of sexual communication and consent. Findings here should be further examined to identify how adolescents may perceive them and resonate with their meanings. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01