Research Proposal, English 100 And Geography Test #2 Study Guide

Student 1

Steven Student

Professor Anna C. Morrison

English 100

23 April 2017

Research Proposal

How does rap affect young adults and the culture surrounding them? Rap has always been an integral part of music ever since its conception. Despite being extremely popular, its lyrics can be extremely misogynistic and offensive at times. Because of the way rap has developed through time, it is important to look at how it affects young adults of the current generation and how it affects their culture. For some people in this culture, they need to show off their belongings and how many women they have as it is a sign of their status or power. Rap is a large factor when looking at young adults and the culture surrounding them. Rap affects young adults and the culture around them through its misogynistic lyrics and harmful social norms regarding gender and race.

In this research paper, I think that it is important to diversify your resources. By using different types of resources, and analyzing them correctly, it helps your argument significantly. There are multiple scholarly articles made by professors which have been carefully written and edited. These articles will be extremely strong points for my paper due to the fact that they are established facts. On EBSCOhost, there are a plethora of sources that I still have to sift through. When looking at EBSCOhost, it is important to play around with key words. By using different sets of words and phrases, your results may vary. This is why I keep trying to look for more information about my research topic as one correct phrase may give me all the information I need for this paper. Another important source I plan to utilize is the Gale Virtual Reference Library. This website has a plethora of information as well which will help my research. It also has an opposing viewpoints section, which will prove to be very helpful when talking about a counter argument.

My research has given me multiple resources that will help my argument. In an article called, “Perceptions of Misogyny in Hip Hop and Rap: What Do the Youths Think?”, written by professors Gourdine and Lemmons, they provide a plethora of information regarding the youth and their opinions on rap. Their entire research is completely devoted on figuring out their thoughts and opinions, which will prove to be very helpful to me. Another article written by professors Rebollo-Gil and Moras called, “Black Women and Black Men in Hip Hop Music: Misogyny, Violence and the Negotiation of (White-Owned) Space,” will prove to provide even more information to what I have accumulated already. It features the racial problem within rap and how it is extremely important to talk about how much rap and race are involved with each other. Lastly, an article by professors Tyree and Jones called, “The Adored Woman in Rap: An Analysis of the Presence of Philogyny in Rap Music,” it talks about how women are adored in rap. This proves to be a very helpful counter argument for my research paper as it gives me more to talk about when defending and qualifying my argument.

I am currently still searching for more resources. Having a plethora of resources to choose from is never a real problem or issue. I also believe that I am very picky when it comes to resources and which ones I will choose in the end. This makes a very lengthy process when determining what resources I will include within my research paper. After looking for more and singling those out, I will most likely try to divide my argument into pieces. In order to be a successful research paper, I need to be able to divide my thoughts with precision so that I have a lot to talk about in my paper. I hope to find more information regarding the history of rap and also its evolution. I have found multiple counter arguments for my research paper.

Works Cited

Gourdine, Ruby M. and Brianna P. Lemmons. "Perceptions of Misogyny in Hip Hop and Rap: What Do the Youths Think?" Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, vol. 21, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 57-72. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cyclib.nocccd.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=1e11d716-cdbd-4d9a-9a59-a9c58d951bef%40sessionmgr4010&vid=1&hid=4107. Accessed 9 April 2017.

Rebollo-Gil, Guillermo and Amanda Moras. "Black Women and Black Men in Hip Hop Music: Misogyny, Violence and the Negotiation of (White-Owned) Space." Journal of Popular Culture, vol. 45, no. 1, Feb. 2012, pp. 118-132. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cyclib.nocccd.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=ae8ad6ee-fc4c-42b3-8375-8c1135269503%40sessionmgr4009&vid=1&hid=4107. Accessed 9 April 2017.

Tyree, Tia and Michelle Jones. "The Adored Woman in Rap: An Analysis of the Presence of Philogyny in Rap Music." Women's Studies, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan/Feb2015, pp. 54-83. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.cyclib.nocccd.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=c8a0d416-fbda-4a47-b91d-b3cdccb7eb47%40sessionmgr4008&vid=1&hid=4107. Accessed 9 April 2017.