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An Analysis of Music and Its Influence on Adult Lifestyle Choices and Behavioral Tendencies

Crowl, Justin Nicholas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1254324107

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2009, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Youngstown State University, Department of Criminal Justice.
This thesis uses a secondary analysis to examine music and its influence on the behavior and lifestyle choices of adults. Data were obtained from the 1993 General SocialSurvey, in which information was collected from a national representative sample of 1,500 respondents. The research question poses whether the enjoyment of listening to certain genres of music was related to different lifestyle choices and behaviors of adults. The variables in the hypotheses include demographic, behavioral, cultural, and criminal justice related variables. The findings indicate that a variety of relationships exist between music and various lifestyle choices and behaviors of the participants. From the findings, one can see how a relationship did not exist between musical preference and gender, while a relationship did exist between musical preference and age, musical preference and attitudes over various criminal justice issues, and musical preference and certain behaviors/activities. Strengths and limitations of the thesis as well as suggestions for future research are also presented and discussed to conclude this thesis.
John Hazy, PhD (Committee Chair)
Gordon Frissora, PhD (Committee Member)
C. Allen Pierce, PhD (Committee Member)
77 p.
Behaviorial Sciences; Mass Media; Music; Social Research
music; adult behavior; culture; criminal justice

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  • Crowl, J. N. (2009). An Analysis of Music and Its Influence on Adult Lifestyle Choices and Behavioral Tendencies [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1254324107

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Crowl, Justin. An Analysis of Music and Its Influence on Adult Lifestyle Choices and Behavioral Tendencies. 2009. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1254324107.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Crowl, Justin. "An Analysis of Music and Its Influence on Adult Lifestyle Choices and Behavioral Tendencies." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1254324107

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