Does Music Promote Violence? Violence Urge or Choice (Watson, 2003)
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Does Music Promote Violence?
Violence
Urge or Choice
(Watson, 2003)
Breakdown of Violence in Music
• Males are generally the aggressors in music videos.
• White women make up the largest group of victims in music videos.
• African Americans are disproportionately more likely to commit violence in music videos.
(Cronie,1998)
Video(Shakur, 2006)
Example of a Violent Song“Smooth Criminal” by Alien Ant Farm
• “Smooth Criminal” describes violence in graphic detail.
• “She was struck down”• “Blood stains on the carpet”• “It was her doom”• Makes a very serious crime into a form of
entertainment.
(Mitchell, 2001, track 12)
Example of a Violent Song“Delia’s Gone” by Johnny Cash
• “Delia’s Gone” is about a man who kills a woman who was unfaithful to him.
• “I shot her in her side”• “Delia died”• “If I hadn’t shot poor Delia”• “I tied her to her chair”• Displays violence as a viable means to solve
unfaithfulness in a relationship.(Cash, 1962, track 7)
Violent People VS Violent Music Like Violent Music Makes People Violent
• Can music make a person act violently for no reason other than the rhetoric of the music?
• Are people with an aggressive personality more likely to listen to violent music?
(Lee, 1940)
Violent Lyrics Cause Aggression
• In a study of exposure to violent lyrics it can be shown that violent music can increase “feelings of hostility”
• Study also showed an increased recognition of aggression in language after exposure.
(Anderson & Carnagey & Eubanks, 2003)
(Shankbone, 2009)
Short Term Effects of Violent Music
• Increases the amount of aggressive thoughts.
• Influences the perception of aggression in social settings.
• Can cause more aggressive responses.(Anderson & Carnagey & Eubanks, 2003)
Long Term Effects of Violent Music
Direct Effects
• Contributes to aggressive personalities
• Can cause aggressive reactions where none would have been without influence.
(Anderson & Carnagey & Eubanks, 2003)
Long Term Effects of Violent Music
Indirect Effects
• Can create a more aggressive environment due to expected response of aggressive person.
• Can endanger personal relationships
(Anderson & Carnagey & Eubanks, 2003)
Violent Music Comes from Violent Experiences
• Criticism of violent rap music rarely take into account the society that rap was created in.
• In many cases the music depicts everyday events including violence.(Richardson & Scott, 2003)
(Schyler, 2006)
Violent Music Comes from Violent Experiences
• Rappers like Tupac who died a violent death lived a violent life full of hard decisions.
• Tupac’s life decisions more than his music lead to his death(Richardson & Scott, 2003)
(Makaveli)
Criticism of Violent Music May be Racially Motivated
• The most widely criticized genre is Rap which has African roots.
• The “white” country songs with violence are rarely blamed for violent outbreaks.
• Rap has demands for censorship, when country and rock do not. (Richardson & Scott, 2003)
(Bowdich, 1817)
Conclusion
While it can be seen that violent music can cause an aggressive attitude, however; there is no proof that violent lyrics directly cause violent actions. In most cases the violence that is blamed on music is really a cause of life's circumstances that cause some one to lash out at society.
References
Anderson, C., Carnagey, N., & Eubanks, J. (2003). Exposure to violent media: The effects of songs with violent lyrics on aggressive thoughts and feelings. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(5), 960-971. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.84.5.960.
Jeanita W Richardson, & Kim A Scott. (2002). Rap music and its violent progeny: America's culture of violence in context. The Journal of Negro Education, 71(3), 175-192. Retrieved July 4, 2010, from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 278467731).
Cronie, W. (1998). Music videos promote adolescent aggression. Harvard University Gazette, Retrieved from http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/04.09/MusicVideosProm
Cash, J. (1962). Delia’s Gone. On The sound of Johnny Cash [CD]. Nashville: Columbia.
Mitchell, D. (2001). Smooth Criminal. On Anthology [CD]. US: Dreamworks.
Shakur, T. (Producer). (2006). Ballad of a dead soulja. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DamWU0dAWCE&feature=related
Watson, A. (Photographer). (2003). Tupac amaru shakur. [Web]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tupac_Amaru_Shakur.jpg
Schyler, . (Photographer). (2006). Bloods - gang sign. [Web]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bloods_-_Gang_Sign.jpg
References
Shankbone, D. (Photographer). (2009). Ice-t at the 2009 tribeca film festival 2. [Web]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ice-T_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival_2.jpg
Lee, R. (Photographer). (1940). Manshooting. [Web]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manshooting.jpg
Makaveli, . (Photographer). Tupac shakur. [Web]. Retrieved from http://media.photobucket.com/image/tupac/Makaveli-tupac/tupac-thug-life- 4900917.jpg
Bowdich, T. (Photographer). (1817). Ashanti yam ceremony 1817. [Web]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ashanti_Yam_Ceremony_1817