Interviews on Human Development Through Three Generations

Think about how much music has changed over times that you listened to when you were a child to what you own kids listen to now.

In the article, Jean M. Twenge talks about the problems of the iGen generation with iphones. Twenge calls the generation born between 1995 and 2012 “iGen”. Twenge postulates that the iGen teens are less independent and have completely different behaviors than the millennials. Twenge has also discovered that “iGen” generation is psychologically more vulnerable to teen depression and suicide.

This reference shows how music lays a foundation of teenage values beyond school or parental teaching. A musical artist can influence a young mind by the chosen lyrics with greater effectiveness than formal education. Music can control or enhance moods. A good mood can get better or a bad mood can be worked through with the choice of music. A bad mood can also be enhanced by lyrics about suicide or violent behavior. Teens can also use music to gain information about the adult world, to withdraw from social contact, facilitate friendships and social settings, or to help them create a personal identity. (O'Toole, 1997)

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

I have received information for my project through many different sources. I have received information from surveys, websites and books. My surveys included questions about how people feel about listening to music, and whether they like listening to music or not. Also, I included information from a few books, which´s names I have included in my biography.

Isabella Manns is a third grader at Vienna Elementary School in Scott County, Indiana. Isabella is a quirky young girl who enjoys playing music and sports. Isabella answered most of the questions without any trouble as well as giving ample answers on a few. According to Piaget’s State of Concrete Operations (CITE), Isabella is on par with other children her age. Developmentally, Isabella is comparable to other children her age in terms of language, cognitive, social, and emotional domains. Characteristically, Isabella and I are very alike, but there are a few minor things the make us different. Most importantly, Isabella has given a taste of what one needs to expect in the teaching field in her age range.

As time progresses onwards, the rift between generations seems to widen. Today, an emphasis is often placed on the defining differences between the younger and older generations.

People within this demographic are labelled to be students in high school, college and university who go to parties and are at the most enjoyable time in their lives from a social perspective. The need for love and belongingness in Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs theory is applicable to the social perspective of this age demographic. There is the need for people in this age range to have a lot of friends, be on top of the social ladder and be a member of a social group. GENDER The gender demographic of the target market are mainly males and it is because of the fact that many artists in this genre of music are males themselves.

I like to listen to all different types of music, but my favorite is country, rock and an oder band called the Beatles. My mom and dad have listened to all genres of music since I was little and I’ve been listening to them every since. My mom listens to the Beatles and rock mostly. She has a first edition Beatles record that is never not playing in my house. My family and I don't like new rock that people listen to, these day’s. Instead we love to listen to what I call old school rock like offspring, nickelback, and Metallica. My dad on the other hand, he loves country! He started to listen to country when he was young. He has 6 siblings and they all listen to country still to this day. Music has such a big impact to my life because I listen to it everyday and my family and I are always singing to every song we hear or that is on are

Music is my life when I was little my dad introduced me to all types of music. We listen to hip-hop, reggae, old school, country, and jazz. We believe that as long as it has a good beat and a message that what makes that a great song.Being that my dad is from New Jersey I have this Northern flavor to my lifestyle. It is truly present in my taste in music. Many people say that I'm a little weird when they listen to the type of music I listen too.

Growing up, I was always surrounded with music, whether it be on the record at home, the IPod, live music, or the built

The music I listen to is rap mostly tupac. I started listening to him in 2015 I have a while and I never get bored of him. Another rapper I listen to is YG. I also never get bored of his songs. I listen to them everyday even when I am working. If I am home I put pandora on the tv and just put full volume and I just sit back and relax. Music makes me want to do things and relax. It doesn´t take my mind off of anything I still listen to the teachers. I understand what they say and respect them. Music has been around for a very long time and rap it has changed a lot. Tupac talks about life his life, reality. When he was at a studio doing a song people asked him, Pac what do you think or how do you think future rappers are gonna be and he told

Does the genre of the music affect the mood of the person(s) listening to it (New York, New York - Frank Sinatra, You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison - My Chemical Romance, and The Hills - The Weeknd)? I chose this experiment because everyone (or just my family) says rock makes you demonic, pop makes you happy, etc. and I knew that’s not the case. So, I decided to test it on an eighteen year old that happens to be my sister.

In the article, Predicting Music Appreciation with Past Emotional Responses to Music (2001) by Robert H. Woody and Kimberly J. Burns, describes the reason why many young people may not have a connection or gravitation towards “classical” music. Many young people simply jumble up “classical” music into such broad category because they do not understand the many different complex components to classical music. They assume that all music without lyrics is considered to be classical music. This makes it more difficult for young individuals to comprehend classical music because they are so accustomed to simply hearing music with lyrics in it, but never fully paying attention to the other components that make up the entirety of the piece. In order to prove the hypothesis that young people did not have an emotional connection with classical music, they preformed a case study to get a clearer conclusion.

According to Crawford and Walker(2010), the life course is defined in literature as, “The progression and path an individual takes from conception to death.” (Crawford and walker, 2012, p.3). The study of the life course and human development is extremely complex and could be described as interdisciplinary as it encompasses many fields of study. When examining the life course of individuals it is necessary to consider all of the various factors that affect human behaviour. These may include; psychological, biological, social, behavioural, cognitive or culture factors. Age can also be considered as a factor that influences lifespan development. In the early 19th century, the term “age related change” was regarded as only applicable to the early childhood stage but in recent years, psychologists have come to accept that age related changes occur throughout the entire life span. According to Boyd and Bee (2014), other earlier theories included Charles Darwin’s suggestion that, “the wide variety of life forms that exist on earth evolved gradually as a result of the interplay between environmental factors and genetic process.” (Boyd and Bee, 2014, p.3) Therefore Darwin proposed that it was either solely, “nature” or “nurture” that influenced the human development, but instead, a combination of both. In this assignment, I am going to focus on the specific psychological factors that influence human behaviour during the life course. I will compare two different psychological