Rap Music Linked to Sexism
U.S. Newswire, February, 2008
To: SCIENCE EDITORS
Contact: Chad Austin, News Services, 1-919- 515-3470, chad_austin@ncsu.edu; Dr. Michael Cobb, 1-919-513-3709, mike_cobb@ncsu.edu; or Dr. Bill Boettcher, 1-919-515-5096, william_boettcher@ncsu.edu, all of North Carolina State University
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- That's the conclusion of a North Carolina State University study that examined rap music's effects on sexist attitudes among college students. Many critics claim that rap music causes sexist beliefs, but the study's authors suggest the connection they found between rap and sexism is unlikely to be a direct cause-and-effect.
"It's like hearing the word 'chocolate' and suddenly having a craving for a candy bar," says Dr. Michael Cobb, assistant professor of...
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