2009/02/19 by Ronald Weitzer, Charis E. Kubrin · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Psychology · #Music History and Culture #Media, Gender, and Advertising #Gender, Feminism, and Media #Popular music #Context (archaeology) #Reputation #Music industry #Psychology #Set (abstract data type) #Content analysis #Sociology #Social psychology #Music education #Art #Social science #Visual arts #History #Pedagogy
paper · doi:10.1177/1097184x08327696
openalex publication_date 2009/02/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/04
Rap music has a reputation for being misogynistic, but surprisingly little research has systematically investigated this dimension of the music. This study assesses the portrayal of women in a representative sample of 403 rap songs. Content analysis identified five gender-related themes in this body of music—themes that contain messages regarding ‘‘essential’’ male and female characteristics and that espouse a set of conduct norms for men and women. Our analysis situates rap music within the context of larger cultural and music industry norms and the local, neighborhood conditions that inspired this music in the first place.