Date of Award
Fall 11-2021
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
School
Communication
Committee Chair
Dr. Kathryn Anthony
Committee Chair School
Communication
Committee Member 2
Dr. Lindsey Maxwell
Committee Member 2 School
Communication
Committee Member 3
Dr. Cheryl Jenkins
Committee Member 3 School
Communication
Abstract
Many contemporary popular musical artists are victims of media controversy while they simultaneously make musical chat history. As a culture founded and sustained by a white supremacist capitalistic patriarchy, race and sex appear to influence the way hegemonic in-groups treat minorities and the way minorities are perceived and live within the confines of said hegemony. With the context of understanding feminist theories, hegemonic norms, parasocial relationships, celebrity appeal, and norms, the researcher wanted to understand if there are clear relationship among these frameworks in modern society. This study employed a 2x2 2between subjects factorial design method to gather information about the relationships between hegemonic norms, race, gender, celebrity parasocial interactions, celebrity appeal, affect, and norms. There were no significant findings from the resulting data, and this experiment consequently did not reveal any significant interactions among the variables. There are several limitations that contributed to these results, and these results do not appear to reflect true attitudes regarding race in pop culture and beyond.
Recommended Citation
Shelton, Bailey, "GET INTO IT: UNPACKING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEGEMONIC NORMS AND THE RACE AND GENDER OF POP ARTISTS" (2021). Master's Theses. 868.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/868