Should music lyricms be censored for violence and exploitation?
By: Roman Espejo, book editor.
Contributors: Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780737740646; 9780737740653
Subjects: Rap (Music) -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literature; Rap (Music) -- Censorship -- Juvenile literature; Music -- Moral and ethical aspects; Censorship -- United States
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index.
Table of contents: title: Lloyd Eby
label: Lyrics with violence and exploitation harm young people; title: Paul D. Fischer
label: Censoring and restricting music lyrics harm society; title: Mary Eberstadt
label: Youths from dysfunctional families identify with violence and exploitation in music lyrics; title: John F. Borowski
label: Lyrics with violence and exploitation should not be protected by the First Amendment; title: Michael Rich
label: The recording industry should take responsibility for violence in lyrics; title: John H. McWhorter
label: Hip-hop and rap lyrics contain gratuitous violence and cause harm; title: Edward Rhymes
label: Hip-hop and rap lyrics are unfairly criticized for violence; title: Sara Libby
label: Hip-hop and rap lyrics offer positive messages; title: John H. McWhorter
label: Banning words from hip-hop and rap music would be beneficial; title: Alexander Billet
label: Banning words from hip-hop and rap music would not be beneficial; title: Hilary Rosen
label: Advisory labels and recording industry self-regulation are effective; title: Mike Osegueda
label: Advisory labels and recording industry self-regulation may not be effective