This document discusses the effects of music on society. It notes that music is a daily part of human life worldwide and that lyrical content can influence behavior. The document raises questions about the impact of music on society and how people relate to artists and lyrics. It identifies several academic databases and journals that could provide research on this topic, and lists three specific sources analyzing the effects of genre, lyrics, and music videos on expectations and children/youth. The document acknowledges that defining a specific focus would help address this complex topic.

1. Effects of Music on
Society
CCII Spring 2016
By: Jodael Petit-Homme

2. What IsThe Issue andWhy Is It Relevant?
• It is complex and relevant, it is a social, political, and personal issue.
• Humans around the world listen to music on a daily basis.
• Lyrical contents in music influence human behavior.
• Music is one of the main inspirational factors that helps to increase the
creativity of many people.

3. Potential Questions
• What Kind of Impact Does Our Music Really Have on Society?
• How Important is Music to Humans?
• How andWhy Do People Relate to Artists andThe Lyrical Content ofTheir
Music?
• Does Lyrical Content Influence Human Behavior?

4. ResearchAvailable
• Academic Search Premier
• Rowan Library Services
• SAGE Journals
• African American Music Reference
• JSTOR

5. Three Specific Sources
• Ballard, Mary E., and Alan R. Dodson. "Genre Of Music And Lyrical Content:
Expectation Effects." JournalOf Genetic Psychology 160.4 (1999): 476.
Academic Search Premier.Web. 15 Feb. 2016.
• Cassidy, Francis. "Young People, CultureAnd Popular Music." Youth Studies
10.2 (1991): 34. Academic Search Premier.Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
• Hoga, Marjorie, and Miriam Bar-on. "Impact Of Music Lyrics And Music
Videos On Children AndYouth (RE9144)." Pediatrics 98.6 (1996): 1219.
Academic Search Premier.Web. 15 Feb. 2016.

6. Potential Challenges
• The topic has to be more specific because there so many things that can be
discussed about the importance and effects of music on society.