A Phenomenological Study on the Experience of Composing Rap Lyrics among ‘at-risk’ Youth
| atmire.migration.oldid | 5921 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nicholas, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Young, Amber | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Benzies, Karen | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Dimitropoulos, Gina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-05T17:40:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-05T17:40:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2017 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Existing literature exploring the integration of Hip Hop in therapeutic contexts predominately focuses on utilizing the music in a receptive fashion, while a limited amount of literature has explored active techniques (i.e., lyric composition). Utilizing a qualitative phenomenological method, this study explored the experience of composing Hip Hop lyrics of young people who have been labelled ‘at risk’ (N=5). From the participant interviews emerged seven categories related to the experience of composing Hip Hop: (a) Hip Hop as a constant in one’s life, (b) Descriptions of the composing process, (c) Hip Hop song composition is therapeutic, (d) Hip Hop supports expression, (e) Remixing the story: Constructing and living the story we tell of ourselves, (f) Acts of resistance: ‘Each one, teach one’, and (g) Delivery of content: Messages within messages. The findings are discussed in relation to existing literature and implications are offered for the clinical social work context. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Young, A. (2017). A Phenomenological Study on the Experience of Composing Rap Lyrics among ‘at-risk’ Youth (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24949 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24949 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/4059 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Social Work | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Social Work | |
| dc.subject.other | Hip Hop | |
| dc.subject.other | narrative therapy | |
| dc.subject.other | lyric composition | |
| dc.subject.other | clinical social work | |
| dc.title | A Phenomenological Study on the Experience of Composing Rap Lyrics among ‘at-risk’ Youth | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Social Work (MSW) | |
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