1997
DOI: 10.1002/j.2164-4683.1997.tb00376.x
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Values of Youth: Messages From the Most Popular Songs of Four Decades

Abstract: The lyrics of the 25 most popular songs in America for each of 4 decades (the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s) were content analyzed for value themes. Using ethnographic content analysis, 9 value themes or messages were extracted from the 100 songs. The most frequently occurring theme related to romantic love. Implications for counseling are discussed.

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“…Music is popular with teenagers and is a particularly powerful source of social communication and social influence in high school (Ostlund & Kinnier, 1997). At its best, music can be life saving by increasing prosocial behavior.…”
Section: Music In High School Groupsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Music is popular with teenagers and is a particularly powerful source of social communication and social influence in high school (Ostlund & Kinnier, 1997). At its best, music can be life saving by increasing prosocial behavior.…”
Section: Music In High School Groupsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…À la lumière des Tableaux 1 et 2, nous avons décelé que onze études utilisent une méthodologie inductive (Aday & Austin, 2000;Bretthaueur, Zimmerman, & Banning, 2006;Cole, 1971;Cooper, 1985;Diamond, Bermudez, & Schensul, 2006;Markert, 2001;Ostlund & Kinnier, 1997;Primack, Dalton, Carroll, Agarwal, & Fine, 2008;Primack, Gold, Schwarz, & Dalton, 2008;Van Sickel, 2005;Weitzer & Kubrin, 2009), neuf utilisent une méthodologie déductive (Carey, 1969;Friedman, 1986;Hunnicutt & Andrews, 2009;Livengood & Ledoux Book, 2004;Murphey, 1992;Pedelty & Thompson, 2009;Petrie, Pennebaker, & Sivertsen, 2008;Pettijohn & Sacco, 2009;West & Martindale, 1996) et cinq une méthodologie mixte (Dukes, Bisel, Borega, Lobato, & Owens, 2003;Freudiger & Almquist, 1978;Herd, 2009;Hust, Brown, & L'Engle, 2008;Primack, Nuzzo, Rice, & Sargent, 2012 (Doyon, 2009;Laabidi, 2010;Lechaune, 1997), le Canada (Bénéteau, 2004;McDonald & Sparling, 2010), la France (Marcadet, 2000;Mucchielli, 1999), la Grande-Bretagne (Gammon, 1984 Nous trouvions que ce modèle permettait de déceler les valeurs prônées dans les chansons populaires de la musique rock chrétienne.…”
Section: Métaétude Des Analyses De Contenu De Paroles De Chansonsunclassified
“…I argue for yet another evolutionary-based approach, namely the thematic contents of song lyrics speak to universal mating preferences. If one wishes to understand sexual dimorphisms when it comes to human sexuality, there are few cultural fossils that are as enlightening as song lyrics, in part because the overwhelming majority of songs are about mating, love, and romance (Dukes, Bisel, Borega, Lobato, & Owens, 2003; Horton, 1957; Ostlund & Kinnier, 1997). The issues that men and women sing about are perfectly congruent with universal mating realities.…”
Section: Case Analysis Ii: Song Lyricsmentioning
confidence: 99%