The purpose of this assignment is to use content analysis to critically analyze how one social issue/problem is discussed and represented in popular culture through music lyrics.

You may:- look for themes within and among the songs (i.e. songs about war that talk about ‘ending war’- consider the year the songs were copyrighted- consider the genre the song fits in- is the song directed at a particular audience? (think socio-demographic characteristics: age, race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status (SES), and sexuality)- what type of vocabulary, words, grammar, euphemisms, vernacular is used for the lyrics?- Consider the actual production of the song as well: tempo, emotion, male/female singer, individual singer/band, etc.4) Find at least two sources that address music and your social problem (i.e. the sources are providing similar analysis or commentary on how your social problem is addressed through music). These may be popular sources (i.e. magazine articles or websites), but Wikipedia is not acceptable.6) Write-up your papera) Cover Pageb) Clearly identify your chosen social issue/problem.a. Why are you interested in studying this?c) Write-up your analysis of how this social issue/problem is addressed in the 5 songs you chosea.