the influence of power and authority at the micro, meso and macro levels

Question 1

micro: interactions occur between?

Answer 1

individuals, families and peers

Question 2

micro: family as an institution may restrict?

Answer 2

as a form of unofficial censorship, younger members from exposure to HH culture (esp gangsta rap if the family is opposed to denigration of women/hold strong feminist ideologies)

Question 3

micro: conversely exposure to HH at a young age may come from?

Answer 3

family members interaction with HH, ie. father or brother may influence the child to exposure to HH

Question 4

Meso: HH was a culture that was created out of?

Answer 4

an oppressed community that resulted from a combo of micro, and macro influences

Question 5

Meso: from meso perspective, what interactions took place?

Answer 5

in parks/community centres of big US cities

Question 6

Meso: interactions from meso perspective were means of?

Answer 6

voicing disillusionment with govt decisions that were out of their control

Question 7

Meso: graffiti?

Answer 7

also written/painted almost everywhere on community owned property e.g. trains, walls, buildings

Question 8

Macro: these interactions relate to?

Answer 8

large institutions such as media and govt who wields power over the music industry

Question 9

Macro: what is out of control of HH artists?

Answer 9

decisions made at macro level

Question 10

Macro: control of music industry/HH?

Answer 10

in hands of a few industry leaders such as Sony and Universal, who make decisions about music they promote

Question 11

Macro: Laws?

Answer 11

laws made by govt in regard to censorship have restricted the freedom of HH artists to express themselves