TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The moral priorities of rap listeners
JO  - Journal of cognition and culture
A1  - Nzinga, Kalonji L. K.
A1  - Medin, Douglas L.
SP  - 312
EP  - 342
VL  - 18
IS  - 3-4
N2  - A cross-cultural approach to moral psychology starts from researchers withholding judgments about universal right and wrong and instead exploring what the members of a community subjectively perceive to be moral or immoral in their local context. This study seeks to identify the moral concerns that are most relevant to listeners of hip-hop music. We use validated psychological surveys including the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (Graham, Haidt, & Nosek 2009) to assess which moral concerns are most central to hip-hop listeners. <br><br>RESULTS show that hip-hop listeners prioritize concerns of justice and authenticity more than non-listeners and deprioritize concerns of respecting authority. These results suggest that the concept of the "good person" within hip-hop culture is fundamentally a person that is oriented towards social justice, rebellion against the status quo, and a deep devotion to keeping it real. <br><br>RESULTS are followed by a discussion of the role of youth subcultures in moral socialization.         Keywords:      moral socialization; hip-hop culture; rap music; cultural values; youth subculture<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1567-7095
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685373-12340033
ID  - ref1
ER  -