Overview
- Choose one social issue or social problem (i.e. substance abuse, environmental concerns, suicide, war, teenage pregnancy, hate crimes, etc.).
- Find at least two songs with lyrics that address your chosen social issue/problem. (Include song title, author/artist, and link to lyrics.)
- Analyze the songs for similarities and differences in how they address the social issue/problem. You may:
- look for themes within and among the songs (i.e. songs about war that talk about 'ending war')
- consider the year the songs were copyrighted and how that influences the lyrics
- consider the genre the song fits in
- discuss the songs’ popularity and/or importance
- Find one source that addresses music and/or your social problem (i.e. the source provides similar analysis or commentary on how your social problem is addressed through music or on the seriousness of the particular issue or problem). This may be an academic source (i.e., journal article) or a popular source (i.e., magazine article or website), but Wikipedia is not acceptable.
Write up your findings and post them.