Diversity Impact on Individual Behavior

Music and society have always been closely related. For years now music has been apart of people’s everyday lives all around the world. Having so many different genres out there, it makes it easy to be appealing to so many different ethnic backgrounds. However, one type of genre in particular has seemed to grab the attention of a younger generation. Rap music has undoubtedly had its utmost impact on African American youth, since many of the performers themselves are African American. An overtly masculine culture dominates rap music and creates gender stereotypes that become abundantly popular to the youthful audience. Three constant themes that are found within the rap culture are encouragement of violence, the misogynistic representation of women, an extreme hatred of homophobia. Each theme plays a detrimental role in the process of defining black masculinity as well as shaping the values, morals, and beliefs that its younger audience adopts after tuning into this “gangster lifestyle”.

One may think of behavior as something that is something fairly straightforward with a singular cause, for example, the thought of a dog wagging a tail due to it receiving a treat. Even though this belief is held by many people, it is a common misconception. Behavior in and of itself is actually determined by multiple different facets. This is shown in the movie 12 Angry Men that portrays a variety of psychological phenomenon to highlight this.

-A person’s behavior can be influenced by observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influence.

Human behavior is the physical and emotional behaviors humans engage in. The behavior can be biological or social. Human behavior is the hardest habit to correct, however public health policies have been put in place to prevent injuries and disease. For example, laws have been put into place to restrict smoking. Changes in

From it's inception, rap indured a lot of hostility from listeners--many, but not all, White--who found the music too harsh, monotonous, and lacking in traditional melodic values. However, millions of others--often, though not always, young African-Americans from underprivileged inner city backgrounds--found and immediate connection with the style. Here was poetry of the

2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice. Diversity impact on identity formation. Intersectionality. Difference and oppression, poverty, marginalization, alienation and privilege, power and acclaim.

by society. With the exception of the flaw in role theory of human behavior being consistent, the

     A well-known Dutch researcher by the name of Geert Hofstede developed a study to determine how cultures are similar in different. In this research he developed four dimension tools. One of these tools was the Masculinity-Femininity tool. Hofstede used the term masculinity to designate the degree to which a culture emphasizes assertiveness, dominance, and independence. He also used the term Femininity to describe how culture tends to favor such values as interdependence, compassion, and emotional openness (Gibson, 63). His theory is that work in cultures can be divided on the basis of a masculine-feminine dimension. Men had jobs that emphasizes power, authority, and responsibility and women were suppose carry roles such as teaching, caring for patients, and helping the les fortunate. Others see the issues of diversity primarily in strategic terms. Organizations compete for human resources and as the workforce becomes more diverse, organizations will have to

Diversity can affect groups in many ways when it comes to performance. If a diverse group cannot overcome their differences than the performance of the group will take a hit. When we look at diversity, some things that people may have to get over include these differences: age, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, tenure, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, and intellectual and physical abilities. One of the effects of diversity on a group’s performance could be that of discrimination within the group leading to group members having conflicts or disengaging to the point of there being little to no productivity. An example would be that a lot of people think older employees are incapable of being as productive as their

The lyrics contain references to sex, drug use, suicide, Satanism, and other violence. From a listeners standpoint the lyrics are loud and the music is guitar driven. The lyrics are sometimes hard to understand and open to interpretation. Rap lyrics are chanted in cadence. Rap lyrics are accompanied by rhythmic music that may include scratching or spinning. Scratching is dragging a phonograph needle across a record. The lyrics of rap music contain objectionable language, often relating to the problems of urban life and include themes of sex, drug use, misogyny, or violence (Fishoff 805). My concern is not with popular music, or even with a particular genre, such as heavy metal or rap. My concern is with those songs that glorify violence, racism, murder, mayhem, and condone the abuse of women. I am not emphasizing any type of censorship, but I am emphasizing some type of responsibility or citizenship. Music is important to this culture and it's identity. Music helps define social and sub-cultural boundaries. Today's culture face far more difficulties and dangers than there counterparts did just a generation ago. Over the last thirty years, violent juvenile crime has jumped by more that five hundred percent (United States Senate, Committee on Governmental Affairs

Psychology is a very popular and fascinating subject that many people are highly intimidated but

Behavior is a living organism’s reaction of their interaction with an environment. It exists in the physical, cognitive, and affective domains. The three domains constantly intertwine with each other and manifest behavior (Gorbel, Sep. 9th). Each living organism has their own idiosyncratic experience of reality, making experience unique to the living organism. Behavior and experience have biological determinants that begin at conception and continue in post-conception, everyday life (Gorbel, Sep. 15th).

Human behavior plays a role in one’s everyday life. Humans form an opinion about one another based upon behavior. When having a conversation with a person, it could be considered rude or thought to be hiding something if eye contact is not made. Behavior is not always the same throughout life, it can vary. Early childhood experiences, future expectations, and beliefs have the greatest impact on human behaviors.

Behavior is the way that all organisms or living things respond to stimuli in their environment. Stimuli include chemicals, heat, light, touch, and gravity. For example, plants respond with growth behavior when light strikes their leaves. Behavior can be categorized as either instinctive (present in a living thing from birth) or learned (resulting from experience). The distinction between the two is often unclear, however, since learned behavior often includes instinctive elements. Plants and animals that lack a well-developed nervous system rely on instinctive behavior. Higher developed animals use both instinctive and learned behavior. Generally, behavior helps organisms survive.

Gender diversity is unbiased or fair representation among genders. Every society treats women and men differently. “In the past, all women in the workplace were automatically assigned to temporary or part-time or low responsibility jobs because it was understood that their first priority was taking care of their families. Unmarried women were likely to quit as soon as they married (often to an up-and-coming executive in the company), and married women were likely to quit as soon as they became pregnant. Women with children were understood to care more about the children than about work. In addition, there was a widespread belief that women were not as capable as men, either physically or mentally or emotionally.”(Analytic Technologies) These outdated beliefs hold back gender diversity. “Despite massive political changes and economic progress in countries throughout the world, women continue to be the victims of abuse and discrimination. Even where women have made important strides in politics and the professions, women’s overall progress remains uneven.”(Eitzen)