Tracy Chapman

Pick a song (“Respect” Aretha Franklin 1967 Original Version) and analyze it using a sociological term or terms. Focus on the lyrics, not any video choreography or cinematography.

Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology Seeing the Sociology in a Song Music is one of the story-generating mediums of any culture. Some songs discuss personal heartbreak, longing, joy, loss, sadness, etc., however, other songs talk about the larger social structures and are thus ripe for sociological analysis. Think for example of John Lennon’s song, Imagine. […]

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