ERIC Number: EJ1339728
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
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"They Can't Take Away the Light": Hip-Hop Culture and Black Youth's Racial Resistance
Anyiwo, Nkemka; Watkins, Daphne C.; Rowley, Stephanie J.
Youth & Society, v54 n4 p611-634 May 2022
This study examined associations between Black youth's engagement with hip-hop culture and their sociopolitical development (SPD) (e.g., critical social analysis, critical agency, and anti-racist activism). Participants included 499 Black adolescents recruited from across the United States through an online survey panel. Findings from regression analysis revealed the differential effects of rap media (music and music videos) and hip-hop media (e.g., blogs, video shows, radio) on youth's SPD. Black youth who consumed more hip-hop media and who interacted with artists on social media had more agency to address racism and reported engaging in more racial-justice activism. The frequency of youth's rap media usage was not consistently related to youth's SPD. However, youth's perceptions of rap (e.g., rap is empowering or misogynistic) were found to be directly associated with indicators of SPD. These findings provide insight into the potential influence of hip-hop culture beyond music on youth's racial-justice beliefs and actions.
Descriptors: African Americans, Popular Culture, Cultural Influences, Adolescents, Music, Video Technology, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Radio, Social Influences, Social Development, Political Issues, Activism, Racial Bias, Social Justice, Social Media, Incidence, Attitudes, Empowerment, Blacks, Mass Media Use
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Language: English
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