"'In the early ’80s lyrics, love was easy and positive, and about two people,' says Dr. Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State University. 'The recent songs are about what the individual wants, and how she or he has been disappointed or wronged.'"
John Tierney in The New York Times reports on efforts to define "the personality of a generation with song lyrics."
Thursday, April 28, 2011
"Late Adolescents and College Students Love Themselves More Today than Ever Before"
Labels:
cultural history,
music,
psychology,
twenty-first century,
youth
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