Pat Rogan
Pathfinder
Quest I
The topic I chose
to explore was music. There are many different aspects of music that I could
have chosen to explore, but the most interesting was the way the music was
censored, and the belief that music has an effect on the way people behave. Do
people have different attitudes when they listen to different types of music?
Does this mean that music should be censored even more than it already is? I
plan to find out what effect music has on peoples
behavior, and if music should be censored as much as it is, or whether it
should be censored even more than it already is. My thesis question is:
Does music have
such an influence on people’s behavior that it should be severely censored?
My Advice: If beginning to research this topic, the
first type of resource I would go for would subscription site. There are many
related to Gale Net, and you can find lots of information and views on the
Viewpoints portion of Gale net. If you are just beginning to research this
topic, check that site, as well as some of the university sites, because they
have all sorts of information on this topic. Also a good idea would be to check
out some of the University sites, such as the
Dewey/Library of Congress Number/Reference Works:
Dewey Numbers
800.0-900.0
There are books
on the history of music and its effects on people, and that provides a little
background information to get started with.
This viewpoint was
originally delivered before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring and the
Specific Web Sites:
“Impact of Music Lyrics and Music Videos on Children and Youth.”
Probably the best source out of all of them. Provides
views, opinions, as well as facts about the influence of music on adolescents.
Has good information on music videos as well. Also gives advice to parents on
censoring music and music videos, which pertains directly to the topic of music
censorship and influences on adolescents.
“Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General” Public Health Sevices.
A good site written by an expert source. Newsletter
written by the Surgeon General, obviously a good site. Provides information about music’s effects on violence. A
mostly con side to the argument, it is a good way to
figure out what side you choose to be on.
“Exposure to Media Violence”
Safe Youth.
Provides in-depth information about questions you may have
about censoring your children from seeing or hearing media violence on TV as
well as on the radio.
“Rock & Roll: Does it
influence teens’ behavior?” Kathleen O’Toole Stanford
Online Report.
Provides
information on the psychological aspects of rock music. Also
gives information on the way music effects behavior, the way it effects different genders, and how grades are effected. A good starting point.
“Marketing Violent
Entertainment to Children: Executive Summary” Federal Trade Commission
A high-quality
government source, has a short section about music,
and the rest is about the other elements of the media. A good one to check out, gives a few statistics that would be good to include in
an argument.
Primary Sources: Gale Net,
These are the
best sites, and the ones that should be looked at first,
and the ones with the most, and the best information.
Online
Journals:
“The Influence
of Music and Music Videos”
A mix of information, a lot on music videos and television
violence, but does address most of the key points about the topic, especially
the effect on children. A good site for the pro side of censorship.
“Marketing Media Violence: An Interview with FTC Attorney Linda Stock” The Motion Picture Editors Guild Magazine Vol. 21, No. 5 - September/October 2000 http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/SepOct00/ftc.html
Linda Stock is an
expert on media violence, and it would be a good idea to consult this site, it
has good information, and you know it is reliable because it is from a good,
expert source.
Organizations, Associations:
1-866-SAFEYOUTH
(1-866-723-3968)
www.aap.org
American
Psychological Association
Office of Public Affairs
(202) 336-5700
Experts/Scholars: Federal Trade Commission
Attorney Linda Stock
The FTC
produced "Marketing Violent
Entertainment to Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices
in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries.",
and she was interviewed about it, and was very versed in the censorship of
music, as well as the media.
Keywords/Phrases/Subject Headings: Music Censorship, Youth Violence
AND Music, Music AND Adolescent/Child Influence, Rock and Roll Music AND Adolescent
Behavior
Additional Advice to Researchers: When starting your
research, check out the university sites first, because they seem to have the
best information. Gale Net as well. Some of the key words may not turn up too
many results, so try them all, and make sure not to use the big search engines
such as Yahoo! and Google. Refine it to subscription
sites and university sites. You can also find additional information on
newsletter-type websites. They are not too many book sources, and the ones that
I did find did not have enough information to be included. Most of your
information will either be exactly on, or very much off the topic, so make sure
that your searches are very refined, and make sure you start in the right
places.