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"Hear Dem Cryin:" Rastafari and Framing Processes in Reggae Music

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dc.contributor.authorSkopal, Edward William Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKershaw, Terryen
dc.contributor.committeememberWimberley, Dale W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFine, Elizabeth C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:39:58Zen
dc.date.adate2005-07-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:39:58Zen
dc.date.issued2005-05-10en
dc.date.rdate2006-07-07en
dc.date.sdate2005-06-14en
dc.description.abstractIn social science, reality is too frequently conceived of from the point of view of European or American white men. I intend to examine the perceived realities and world-view of a marginalized oppressed group, the Rastafarians. The contemporary social movement literature focuses heavily on framing processes, how movement members portray their grievances to potential sympathizers. Reggae music is the most popular vehicle for the Rastafarians to disperse their world-view. This study explores how reggae music serves certain social movement functions for the Rastafarian movement. I seek to show that reggae music is indeed political and draws heavily from Rastafarian ideology. I will perform a content analysis of the lyrics of reggae music and identify the diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational framing used by the reggae artists.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06142005-091954en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06142005-091954/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33570en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspart01edskopal_Thesis_TitlePage.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart02edskopal_ThesisAbstract-TOC.pdfen
dc.relation.haspart03edskopal_ThesisBody.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectreggae musicen
dc.subjectRastafarien
dc.subjectframingen
dc.subjectsocial movementen
dc.title"Hear Dem Cryin:" Rastafari and Framing Processes in Reggae Musicen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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