Alienation incorporated: 'F*** the mainstream music' in the mainstream

Article Abstract:

The most popular and profitable music styles in the United States and internationally, one that gives a loud, hostile and 'alienated' finger to the mainstream is discussed. The main focus is on the alienation incorporated or the commodification of alienated artists and their alienated experiences, and the assimilation of potentially troublesome and estranged anti-commercialistic consumer youth that transforms alienation in to a source of profit.

Analysis, Behavior, Music fans, Music and society, Alienation (Philosophy), Alienation, Alienation (Social psychology)

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'Exemplary elders': stigma, stereotypes and sexually transmitted infections among older African Americans

Article Abstract:

The article addresses the issue of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among older African American adults in a southern U.S. state using the construct of 'exemplary elder as a conceptual frame of reference in explaining why older African Americans are more fearful of STIs than older whites. It is seen that habitus plays a role in different reactions to being infected and seeking treatment for STIs.

Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases, Development and progression, African American aged, African American elderly

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