HELP! I need some opinions for Research
By sataness
@sataness (321)
February 18, 2009 7:48pm CST
I need to do a 1000 word essay on music and culture, so as my source of research i'm doing racist music and beliefs and the culture effects. I've posed some statements where i need people to either strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree or strongly disagree on for each one. The statements aren't my own opinions and i'm simply using the responces to look for a general pattern. If you can help me out i'll be forever thankful! Here are the statements:
1.) Your choice in music is defined by personal beliefs
2.) Your music choice is defined through a chosen identity (i.e if you want to appear goth you intentionally listen to gothic music, or chav you listen to popular chavvy music to appear tht way)
3.) Skinheads are purely british (and i mean the subculture not bald people)
4.) Skinheads are fashion orientated
5.) Skinheads are racially orientated
6.) In a time where countries are becoming multiracial, Skinheads play a large part in racial prejudice, especially in England
7.) We should all be politically orientated into preserving our own traditions
8.) We should listen to music that applies to our individual race
9.) Music should be used as propaganda for political beliefs
10) It is ok to use music to judge people
It would be a great help if your answered honestly according to your own beliefs. And again, i have no intention to offend anyone or judge them i simply needed to come up with statements that fit my assessment criteria. I haven't projected my own views in the text and am simply hoping for honest replies. Thanks! and Happy Mylotting!
3 responses
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I'm not sure how old you or if this thread will be deleted but let me give you some advise. First of all, there are parameters you need to consider when doing a survey as your "research". Just handing someone a bunch of questions does not qualify in any paper as "research". It counts only as a non blind study. People know who the other people are, they see other people's responses, and they know what your purpose is in doing so. It's more of an interview. I'm guessing you're not doing a "research project" but more of a research paper.
In that case, I'd suggest you use your questions that you created as a guideline for what you want to find out for your paper. Meaning, turn that into an outline, and don't rely solely on interviews. Interviews are biased, and online will not come from credible people in the area. Meaning, they are not experts.
I would then go to ERIC, which is a free clearinghouse you can use online to access journal articles in your area of question. I would look at both popular magazines as well as scholarly ones. Type in a generic broad topic so that you get hits, and then narrow from there.
If you need help in citing sources visit Purdue OWL online. Their writing lab covers the how too's for all paper types.
Good luck. Anora
@sataness (321)
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19 Feb 09
Um.. i should have made it clearer, for my courework i need people's personal opinions on the effects of music on their lives and their beliefs on this subject. It's not necessarily a blind interview, it's questions supplied that i need a broad range of responces to look for the publics opinion, it wouldn't help if im searching online organisations and statistics which pick specific people as their audience...which is why i used mylot. The general voice is less focused. i Guess i should reiterate that i did not mean to offend and i sincerely hope i didn't or that this isn't deleted. My coure is studying individual responces and i was asking for individual responces to my questions... it would have been more ridiculous if i simply asked my family for their personal opinions as it's in the same area.
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
19 Feb 09
No, you didn't offend me. I'm a teacher but also currently a grad student here in the states. I was just letting you know a few things I know. I agree, a background on your survey would have helped explain to people the purpose of your survey. I mean, you're using people's comments so you MUST give them credit. You can't just say "the majority of people say this". You actually will have to cite whomever fills out your survey because of the nature of your questions. You've written them more like interview questions, instead of simple yes, no questions. Of course again validity and reliability come into question. I'm not sure of the requirements for your study, as I teach in the US and am unfamiliar with the UK. Good luck to you. Anora
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
10 Apr 09
A bit late to come in on this, but even if on time it wouldn't be much help. I listen to, perform, and write only music that appeals to my taste, and none of your questions apply to me except perhaps no. 7 to a certain extent, and very slightly no. 9.
I would suggest that no. 2 might be back to front: the music I like does tend to have a culture attached, but I don't listen to the music because I'm part of that culture, I'm part of that culture because I listen to the music.
Not much help probably.
Lash
@Musher3030 (32)
• United States
19 Feb 09
Wish I could help, but I live in america. I think the flaw in your study is not doing a world take but a local take.
@sataness (321)
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19 Feb 09
I'm simply looking for an individual responce on the statement... music, racism and the general belief of what you look for in music regarding such issues. There's probably one general question that's mainly British, that being the one on integral part of racist prejudice.
