Kaitlin

Kaitlin Research Topic I am researching the effects of music on social behaviors, especially that of teens. My working thesis statement is, "Through the years, music has influenced society. This is especially the case in our modern, fast-paced society where teens have their own personal music listening devices, allowing them to surrender to music at any time of the day or night." A few questions I would like to answer are: Are there studies that show that listening to certain types of music can influence your mood? What age group is most susceptible to the influence of music? Do teens listening to 'dirty' music lead to teen sex? Through the years, has music more reflected or influenced society? If influenced, how? Are groups who listen to certain types of music more prone to certain behaviors? (sex, drugs, suicide, etc.) What are some positive influences music has on its listeners? Who are some artists portraying each side (positive vs. negative) in their music? Are there real examples of negative music causing violent acts in teens?

**Annotated Bibliography ** Associated Press, The. "Dirty Song Lyrics Can Prompt Early Teen Sex." August 7, 2006. MSNBC. November 5, 2009.  Studies show that teens who listen to 'dirty' music generally have sex earlier than their peers, and interview with teens show that sex is seen as the 'cool thing to do.'

Cook, Wesley. "Influence of Music." Chest of Books. November 5, 2009.  Wesley Cook explains the benefits of calming music on the mind, and how it can be used in beneficial hypnosis. He talks about how raucous music can interrupt the hypnosis.

Copley, Jennifer. "Psychology of Heavy Metal Music: Effects on Mood, Aggression, Suicide, Drug Use, and Intelligence." May 8, 2008. Suite 101. November 5, 2009.  Jennifer Copely presents the opposite side of the story, arguing that heavy metal music reflects the listener, instead of affecting them.

Eaton, David. "The Influence of Music on Self and Society - Values in Music in Eastern and Western Cultures." July 2003. True Parents. November 5, 2009.  David Eaton explores the different influences of culture's music on their society, from the Chinese to the Greeks to modern western civilization.

"The Influence of Music and Music Videos." September 2008. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. November 5, 2009.  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry explains the dangers of the influences of negative music, and when a parent should become concerned about their child.

Keshen, Alex. "Does Music Affect Teens?" January 26, 2008. Suite 101. November 5, 2009.  Alex Keshen questions the correlation between music choices and violent behavior, especially the Columbine school shooting.

Nauert, Rick, PhD. "Song Lyrics Influence Sexual Behavior." February 26, 2009. Psych Central. November 5, 2009.  Rick Nauert compares the effects of listening to songs with degrading sexual reference compared to non-degrading references, and their correlation with teen pregnancies.

Parker-Pope, Tara. "Under the Influence of...Music?" February 5, 2008. The New York Times. November 5, 2009.  Tara Parker-Pope talks about the amount of music, and therefore influences, going into teens brains each day, and how the number of negative influences varies between genres.

Roberts, Donald F., Peter G. Christenson, Douglas A. Gentile. "The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents." October 16, 2003. Iowa State University. November 5, 2009.  In part of their article, this team of writers say that the violent effects from music come more from the music itself, rather than the lyrics. Music videos, however, contribute to the violent influences.

**Source Suggestions ** []- from Shawnee, This website has alot of papers that other people have written which could be a possible help to you.

[]- from shawnee GG Allin was this guys name and he is the most negative person in the music industry in my opinion, I am sure if you googled his name lots of info would come up, he was a very explicit person though, and some of the things he did were very crude, he got many people especially teens to believe that he was the messiah and everything he did was like him being God. He stood for rebelion of government, and many teens followed him.

[]- From Clint. This is a study that Fox News did.

From- Clint. I am finding that a lot of questions that I am trying to investigate on your topic all leads to sex in a way. Many people or sites are talking about how music these days influences sex in teen lives. I see that Shawnee has also found some of that too.

[] From Brittney. This seemed to tell me how music was affecting the brain and how much the music has changed over time.

[] From Brittney. This website was all about how music affects someone's mood. It can reduce stress, put stress on you really music can do just about anything to your mood these days.

[] From Levi. This website was about rap and the "negative effects on todays youth".

[] From Levi. This site is about how dirty songs promote sex.

[] From Ariel. This site has a good perspective on the affects of music. It shows some statistics for certain music having more affect on promoting sex than other kinds of music.

[] From Ariel. This site explains the affects of certain songs on aggressive behavior. It explains an experiment conducted on 500 college students.