How does music affect people negatively?

Nowadays, listening to music on radio , on internet, on music videos , on your phone , Mp3 players etc., seems to be one of the top activities that adolescents and young adults prefer to do either alone or with friends ( Harris & Sanborn , 2014, p. 190). Even if, music is a way that you can get rid of stress, change your mood , motivate you to do something ,etc.( Harris & Sanborn , 2014, p. 192)
 have some negative impacts in people with younger ages as well. For example, changing behaviors, using illegal drugs,stereotyping, role modeling impacts, treat women unrespectly and violenty, etc. That blog will be focusing mainly on some of the above impacts and how does that happening (regaring the content of the lyrics and the videoclips) , because is a worldwide problem and is necessary to be adressed more carefully.


Reference: 
Harris, R. J., & Sanborn, F. W. (2014). A cognitive psychology of mass communication. New York: Routledge.

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