Healing Power of Hip Hop

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Del i serien Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

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Beskrivning

Using the latest research, real-world examples, and a new theory of healthy development, this book explains Hip Hop culture's ongoing role in helping Black youths to live long, healthy, and productive lives.In The Healing Power of Hip Hop, Raphael Travis Jr. offers a passionate look into existing tensions aligned with Hip Hop and demonstrates the beneficial quality it can have empowering its audience. His unique perspective takes Hip Hop out of the negative light and shows readers how Hip Hop has benefited the Black community.Organized to first examine the social and historical framing of Hip Hop culture and Black experiences in the United States, the remainder of the book is dedicated to elaborating on consistent themes of excellence and well-being in Hip Hop, and examining evidence of new ambassadors of Hip Hop culture across professional disciplines. The author uses research-informed language and structures to help the reader fully understand how Hip Hop creates more pathways to health and learning for youth and communities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-14
Mått:156 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:737 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781440831300

Utforska kategorier

Populärmusik inom Kultur
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Raphael Travis Jr., DrPH, is associate professor of social work at Texas State University in San Marcos.

Innehållsförteckning

Series ForewordAcknowledgments"For Every Rose"IntroductionChapter 1 Unpacking the Culture of Hip HopChapter 2 Racial Identity, Hip Hop Culture, and the Shift to Mainstream Pop CultureChapter 3 Hip Hop's History of Healing and Empowerment in High-Risk EnvironmentsChapter 4 Affirming Identities: Hip Hop Values, Esteem, and Black ExperiencesChapter 5 Context, Surviving, and Thriving: Resilience and Black ExperiencesChapter 6 My Life, My Community: Growth and Black ExperiencesChapter 7 A Change Is Gonna Come: Calls for Better across Black CommunitiesChapter 8 From Emotions to Learning and Growth: New Models for Understanding Hip HopChapter 9 Hip Hop and Physical Health: Healthy Environments to Live, Work, and PlayChapter 10 Hip Hop and Education: Engagement, Equity, and ExcellenceChapter 11 Hip Hop and Out-of-School Time: Creating New Pathways to Growth and ChangeChapter 12 Hip Hop and Mental Health: Emotions, Coping, Identity, and GrowthChapter 13 The Healing Power of Hip Hop: The Next Forty YearsNotesIndexAbout the Author