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Hip-Hop Culture and Social Counsciousness - Reconciling Value Conflicts by Valerie L. Patterson, Ph.D. Key Concepts Key Concepts (for an excellent resource for history/timeline and other information: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/timeline_2000s.htm): • The ethical implications of sexist attitudes and behavior. • The importance of confronting the ethical implications of the gender dilemmas that exist in rap music and hip-hop culture. • Why misogyny and sexism in rap music should be interrogated. • The importance of examining both freedom of expression and artistic responsibility for degrading lyrics and imagery. • The ethical implications of the objectification of women in rap music videos • Stereotypes/archetypes created by rap music videos • The commodification of hip-hop culture. Vocabulary • Archetype • Artistic responsibility • Bling • Ethics and ethos • Freedom of expression • Hip-hop culture • Hip-hop feminism • Mass media • Misogyny • Patriarchy • Sexism • Stereotype • Values

Hip-Hop Culture and Social Counsciousness - Reconciling Value Conflicts

by Valerie L. Patterson, Ph.D.

Key Concepts

Key Concepts (for an excellent resource for history/timeline and other information: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop/timeline_2000s.htm):

• The ethical implications of sexist attitudes and behavior.
• The importance of confronting the ethical implications of the gender dilemmas that exist in rap music and hip-hop culture.
• Why misogyny and sexism in rap music should be interrogated.
• The importance of examining both freedom of expression and artistic responsibility for degrading lyrics and imagery.
• The ethical implications of the objectification of women in rap music videos
• Stereotypes/archetypes created by rap music videos
• The commodification of hip-hop culture.

Vocabulary

• Archetype
• Artistic responsibility
• Bling
• Ethics and ethos
• Freedom of expression
• Hip-hop culture
• Hip-hop feminism
• Mass media
• Misogyny
• Patriarchy
• Sexism
• Stereotype
• Values