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Sex, Drugs, and Country Music? A Content Analysis of Substance use, Sex, Violence, and Weapons in Country Music
Jennifer L. Lowell, Kyla C. Grymes, Rebecca Hankel, Abigail D. Speer,Cody L. Custis, Robin L. Toblin
Volume 14 Issue 2
Global Journal of Human-Social Science
Volume 14 Issue 2
Global Journal of Human-Social Science
Because adolescentsarestronglyinfluencedbypopular media, adolescents aged 15 to 18 years listen to anaverageof3hoursofmusicperday,and98millionUSresidentslistentocountrymusic,weaimtodescribetheprevalenceofreferencestohealth-riskbehaviorsincountrymusic.MP3recordingsofthetop30ratedcountrymusicsongsduring2001–2010werereviewedindependentlybyinvestigators for health-risk behaviors, including references tosubstanceuse,sex,violence,andweapons.Of300songsanalyzed, 100 (33%) had at least one reference to substanceuse,sex,violence,orweapons.Thirty-six(12%)songscontained references to sex, 11 (4%) to violence, and 7 (2%) toweapons.Referencestosubstanceuseandsexoccurfrequently in country music. Parents, clinicians, and educatorsshouldbeawareofmusictowhichchildrenlistenanditspotential behavioral effects. The country music industry shouldconsidertheconsequencesoflyricsthatcouldnegativelyinfluence adolescent behavior.
