Hip-Hop Culture and Social Counsciousness - Reconciling Value Conflicts

by Valerie L. Patterson, Ph.D.

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This generation of high schools students may not be aware of the origins or history of Hip-Hop culture and rap music. This module through blogs, articles, audio and video footage explores the evolution of Hip-Hop culture from a focus on inequity, racism, and self-empowerment to the current emergence of what is described as the “bling” era.

This module will provide an opportunity for students to examine the influence of rap music and rap music videos on their own attitudes and behavior. It is designed to develop student skills in deconstructing, interrogating, and engaging the ethics and values of hip-hop as a youth movement. Students will develop their creative and critical thinking skills as required by the Florida standards, to identify both the positive and negative aspects of hip-hop culture and by also developing skills in recognizing, articulating, and challenging the inherent value conflicts that exist in hip-hop, as related to the manner in which these value conflicts shape the individual ethics of their peers and themselves.

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