Bad Romance: A Quantitative Analysis on Love as Represented Across Popular Music Genres

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dc.contributor.advisorBivins, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Shauna
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-01T15:25:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-01T15:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-01
dc.description.abstractUnrealistic representations of love have rarely been studied across popular music genres. The lyrics of the top songs in five of the most popular genres (Country, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Rap, and Rock) during the periods of 1991-1995 and 2011-2015 were coded for specific love myths. The results of the study show that the overall average of love myths found in popular music genres remain consistent over time. More specifically, based on the amount of myths per song, there was an average of .7056 myths per song in the 1990s and an average of .7504 myths per song in the 2010s. However, there are significant changes in mythical content over time and genre. This research should serve as a foundation to further study the prevalence and influence of love myths of popular music throughout both time and genre.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/22266
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY 4.0-US
dc.subjectLoveen_US
dc.subjectMediaen_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectMythen_US
dc.subjectQuantitativeen_US
dc.subjectRomanceen_US
dc.titleBad Romance: A Quantitative Analysis on Love as Represented Across Popular Music Genres
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool of Journalism and Communication
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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