In:
American Behavioral Scientist, SAGE Publications, Vol. 55, No. 1 ( 2011-01), p. 36-56
Abstract:
Drawing theoretically both from cultural studies and cultural criminology, this exploratory project suggests that negative public perceptions associated with rap music are in large part informed through both formal and informal censorship agendas and campaigns, what the author terms the censorship frame. The censorship frame consists of mass media reports that proclaim the cultural association between music and collectively shared and culturally agreed-upon perceptions of deviance. The focus of this project concerns rap music and the term bitch, a relatively recent common feature of everyday language use. This article (a) investigates the increased use and acceptance of “bitch” in popular culture; (b) examines this process in relation to the demonization of rap music; and (c) demonstrates the role of both mass media and claims-makers in shaping public opinion of rap music as deviant, even while other similar messages continue to remain virtually unchallenged throughout the popular cultural milieu. Implications for future research are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0002-7642
,
1552-3381
DOI:
10.1177/0002764210381728
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
206867-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1499983-3
SSG:
3,4
SSG:
5,2
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