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.