Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: What Shall We Ban Next?

Authors

Gordon A. Crews, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Samantha Leigh Crews, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Music, literature, movies, and all forms of entertainment play an important role in the socialization of adolescents. Present everywhere and easily available, this allows children almost limitless access to questionable entertainment alone or with friends. Parents are unaware of the content of what their children are absorbing because of the use of downloaded music, videos, and literature, and the use of headphones. Research on popular culture/entertainment has explored its effects on schoolwork, social interactions, and particularly behavior. Lyrics have become more explicit in their references to drugs, sex, and violence over the years, particularly in certain genres. And, in turn, there have been myriad attempts to censor, ban, and block access to various materials. Justifications for such efforts has been the belief that a teenager's preference for certain types of entertainment could be correlated or associated with certain behaviors. The purpose of this chapter is to offer an historical examination of the efforts to censor and/or ban what children are exposed.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Crews, Gordon A., and Samantha Leigh Crews. "Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: What Shall We Ban Next?." Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education, edited by Gordon A. Crews, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 494-519. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch025

Publication Title

Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education

DOI

10.4018/978-1-5225-6246-7.ch025