Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Research has demonstrated support for objectification theory and has established that music affects listeners’ thoughts and behaviors, however, no research to date joins these two fields. The present study considers potential effects of objectifying hip hop songs on female listeners. Among African American participants, exposure to an objectifying song resulted in increased self-objectification. However, among White participants, exposure to an objectifying song produced no measurable difference in self-objectification. This finding along with interview data suggests that white women distance themselves from objectifying hip hop songs, preventing negative effects of such music.
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Nikodym, Ellen S., "The Effects of Objectifying Hip-Hop Lyrics on Female Listeners" (2013). Psychology Honors Projects. 31.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/psychology_honors/31
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