Misogyny in rap music: A content analysis of prevalence and meanings

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-29

  Weitzer, Ronald ^a   Kubrin, Charis E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Hegemonic masculinity; Mass media; Rap music; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350660722     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X08327696     Document Type: Article

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