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Music Lyrics

I'm doing a research project for my sociology class and I'm looking to find out if the lyrics of music affects kids or if they just listen to the music without thinking about what the artist or group is saying.
Are you a male or a female?
Male
Female
Which of the following age groups do you fall under?
0-13
14-16
17-18
19-21
21+
What genre(s) of music do you typically listen to?
Alternative
Black Metal
Blues
Classical
Country
Club/House
Death Metal
Electronic
Emo
Folk
Hardcore
Heavy Metal
Hip-Hop
Indie
Jazz
Latin
Pop
Punk
Reggae
R&B
Rock
Singer-songwriter
Soul
Trance
60s
70s
80s
Other
How often do you listen to music (includes listening to music on: the radio, the computer, the internet, an portable devices [such as an iPod, iPhone, iPad, MP3 player, cell phone, etc], the TV, etc.) a week?
0-1 hour(s)
2-3 hours
4-7 hours
8-10 hours
11-15 hours
16-20 hours
21+ hours
Of the above ways to listen to music, which one(s) do you use?
Radio
Computer (such as iTunes or Spotify)
Internet (such as YouTube or other Internet-based websites that stream music)
Portable devices (such as an iPod, iPhone, iPad, MP3 player, cell phone, etc.)
Television
Other
Of the above ways to listen to music, which one(s) do you use?
Radio
Computer (such as iTunes or Spotify)
Internet (such as YouTube or other Internet-based websites that stream music)
When you listen to music, do you pay more attention to the beat of the song or the lyrics?
Beat
Lyrics
Both
If a song had lyrics pertaining to views you didn't necessarily agree with, would you still listen to it?
Yes
No
Have lyrics of a song ever personally affected you in any way, either positively or negatively?
Yes, in a positive way.
Yes, in a negative way.
Neither
Have you ever stereotyped a genre due to their lyrics?
Yes
No
Even though popular songs such as "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha and "Gucci Gucci" by Kreayshawn have lyrics with relatively no meaning, do you still enjoy listening to them?
Yes
No
This poll was created on 2011-10-08 01:17:44 by jessi2591