The theory that best explains Eminem is social-cognitive theory. Rapper Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem, was born into a broken home with his father leaving when he was an infant. Marshall began underground rapping in order to move out of his devastating environment. Eminem learned how to become hard and closed off from growing up in a poor part of Detroit. Eminem has a very high internal locus. One can see an example of his internal locus by him doing everything he could to get out of poverty- this includes competing in the Rap Olympics in 1992. Eminem was signed by Dr.Dre and soon moved from Michigan to California, albeit without his daughter and his wife. While filming the movie 8 Mile, Eminem developed insominia from filming for
Conformity can be very crucial, infact a lot of people eventually start hurting themselves or doing drugs just because they don't feel themselves anymore.Why can't society change? why can't that one kid that always follows everyone in the back can turn into the kid that just hangs with the people they really wanna hang with?We need to embrace ourselves so we can stop all this conformity from consuming us.Tupac was a nonconformist, he always did what made him happy and always told the truth.
When listening to rap music we get to experience the environments that the MC lived through. Most MC’s use music as a way of coping with reality, their violent and hard life. In this way they find a kind of shelter in their songs even though these songs describe their life and how hard it is.
Raised as an only child, Dwayne Micheal Carter Jr or more commonly referred to as Lil Wayne, was born September 27th, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carter’s mother was only 19 years old when he was first born. He was being raised by both his mother and father until his father abandoned them while Dwayne Jr. was only two years old. After being abandoned by his biological father, his mother was forced to take care of him on her own and survive in the crime infested community of Holly grove, New Orleans. Even though he divorced his mother and remarried, his father forced the two live with his own mother and came by to abuse Lil Wayne’s mother on a consistent basis.This situation went on for three years until Lil Wayne’s mother eventually remarried and relocated to a different part of town. Growing up he did very well in school. He was actually enrolled in his school’s gifted program at a point and received top grades. He got into music at a very young age and wrote his first rap song at the age of eight. Lil Wayne had the drive to be the best and successful at his craft since he first began. At the age of nine he was challenging others twice his age and older at rapping. He would consistently go to neighborhood parties or events to rap and most of the time he was better then whatever adult he was going against. As a testament to this, at the age of nine he start receiving attention from one of the two co-founders of his future label, Slim Williams. From Slim, he then received other co-founder, Bryan Williams, phone number and what he did with it after that was truly caught the Bryan’s attention. He continuously called the number over and over leaving rap songs on the voicemail of Williams until he agreed to meet him in person...
Yes, I can identify a cultural link with this type of music. As well as rock and roll this genre created its own culture. Just like rock and roll it also brought with it a fashion and hair styles and rides. It started within the black community and spread along. Rap took longer than rock and roll to actually link different cultures and social classes together because it originated in a minority social class. To some people listening to rap was downgrading and vulgar, due to the slang and offensive language. However it was a huge movement for the black community as they expressed their feelings towards the way they were being treated. Later on there was a merge when Eminem came along, as he was a white man that also wanted to become a rapper. Not seen or accepted well by the white or the black communities. He was white acting like a black man and a lot of people did not agree with that. It took time for the black community to accept him. But once they did he began to gain popularity. He is now one of the biggest rappers in rap history. He then became a key for the rap music to become popular among the white community. Now more people openly started to listen to rap and brought those two cultures
Kanye Omari West, an icon of hip-hop, pop culture, fashion and music in general. Kanye Omari West, a person belittled against and a person subjected to a life of racism and hate. Born on June 8th, 1977, Donda West, West’s mother, always knew he was destined for greatness, but did she know her son would turn out to be the Kanye West, a man lacking the respect he deserves for transforming a big part of the music we listen to on this very day? West came onto the scene in the late nineties but didn’t release The College Dropout until 2004, an album that took everybody by surprise. Kanye West changed the gangster filled rap genre by releasing his positive, soulful debut album, changing the way rappers dress, and paving the way for a whole new style of introspective lyrics and soul-inspired rap production in the mainstream.
Marshal Bruce Mathers III who is also know as Eminem was born with great talent and determination. He faced many challenges in his life but his determination and commitment lead him to success. Eminem's life as a child wasn't easy since his father abandoned him when he was six months old. He lived with an abusive mother who never supported him and considered him as a worthless human being. According to Han Eysencks. Eminem would be categorized as extroverted because he was very active and energized. He loved to talk with people and express his feelings. He had great talent and wanted to show the world that he can rise to the top. Eminem became to be the king of rap and also a great actor. Eminem faced some difficulties throughout his life but he didn't let his problems stand in his way. The psychoanalytic approach states that all people have inner struggles and that's what Eminem had to overcome to fulfill his dreams. Freud's concept of the id, ego, superego showed that Eminem's id seemed to control his life. His ego also used defense mechanisms to try to avoid Eminem realizing his problems. According to Carl Jung, Eminem had a persona. He had dreams that sometimes separated him from reality.
...st failed record was over, things took a turn for the better when Marshall met Slim Shady. An alternate personality Em met while sitting on the john one day. Slim Shady was created to take revenge on the world as well as act as a defense mechanism. He suddenly started to write songs about his life and his high school nemeses. In 1997, the night before Em left for the Rap Olympics in L.A, Em had to break into his own house because there was an eviction notice and he had nowhere to go. Em had no heat or water or electricity. Forced to sleep on the floor, Em woke up angry and ticked off. There was this black guy in the front row of the crowd yelling ‘just give to the white boy. It’s over. Give it to the white boy’. While Em may have lost the battle he won the war. Em didn’t lose when Dr. Dre took a listen to Eminem on a demo tape. (Dr. Dre is the Godfather of Rap). “In my entire career in the music industry, “Dre says” I have never found anything on a demo tape of a CD. When Jimmy played this, I said, ‘Find him, Now!’” (www.eminem.com/bibliography, 1). It’s been mostly downhill from there with his music career. His debut record The Slim Shady LP sold 480,000 copies in the first week.
His mother was a drug addict that neglected her own son. Eminem’s father left him and his mother when he was just a baby, without saying bye. Eminem Grew up in a white trash trailer park. Throughout the horrible hard life, he began with he pushed so hard that he broke out of his poor city and became an incredible artist. Eminem was once a dirt poor person and is now worth around two hundred and ten million dollars with no help at all at the age of forty-three. Eminem's mother sued him for ten million dollars in 1999 because of the accusation that the song “I'm Cleaning Out My Closet.” The song accused his mom of neglecting him taking prescription pills and being a horrendous mother. In the end, the court settled for twenty thousand dollars. Eminem released the album The Real Slim Shady LP in 1999, this was the most controversial rap album of the 1990’s because of the bad lyrics, provocative nature and sometimes even offensive themes. The end result was that “Slim Shady is not responsible for your actions” -
The study “Social–Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity: The Influence of Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectations, and Self-Regulation Among Participants in a Church-Based Health Promotion Study” focuses on the social cognitive model in relation to physical activity levels in adults recruited from 14 southwest Virginia churches. The article defines Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) as a postulate that environmental, personal and behavioral factors are collectively effective in determining behavior and behavior change. Furthermore, according to PowerPoint lecture “Social Cognitive Theory” by Dr. Dominick Sturz, SCT consists of 10 major concepts of which social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-regulation are
Theoretical perspectives in the study of human behavior can easily be applied to cases in social work practice. The mental health field in particular lends itself to the application of different human behavior theories. Specifically, depression can be viewed through the lens of Social Cognitive Theory, or Social Cognitive Learning. There is one case of a woman with depression, whose name will be changed, that social cognitive theory can be applied to. Cheryl is a 58 year old woman who has been diagnosed with Major depressive disorder. She has had this diagnosis since she was 17 years old. Many of her symptoms and experiences can be viewed or explained in terms of social cognitive theory.
Everyday people use social cognition as a tool to help them thrive in social world. There are many important aspects of social cognition that are helpful to us in making decisions and help us to interpret the world around us. An important aspect that is linked to social cognition is that of thought suppression. Thought suppression is when a person tries to force particular thoughts, memories or feelings out of their minds that may be unpleasant or may cause a great deal of stress for the individual. Many people are unaware how often we use thought suppression in our daily lives, but the truth is we use it in almost every aspect of our day.
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too (What is Breast Cancer, 2015). The purpose of this evaluation is to introduce the audience to breast cancer; discuss risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis; address the mind- body connection of breast cancer and suggestions for prevention and treatment; and provide an overview of breast cancer in social cognitive theory framework. Lastly, one alternative intervention for breast cancer will be highlighted in accordance with the social cognitive
Social cognitive theory is the study on how an individual stores, processes, and applies information about others in their everyday life. It was first known as the “Social Learning Theory”, and was later changed to the term known today as the “Social Cognitive Theory”. The definition of social cognition is defined as any cognitive process that involves one or more than one person. While the definition of cognition is unconscious process in the brain that bring about representations. Social cognition purpose is to study social knowledge, social structure, group behavior, social influences, social categories (age, race, sex) defines a person. (Science Direct) Social cognition is thought to be the outcome of social interactions. One will learn by observing others, this is known as vicarious learning. For example, one is more likely to follow another’s behavior if they can identify with them, whether it be personality wise, age proximity, and more. (Verywell)
Then in 1998 he released The Slim Shady LP, his first known record. "Slim Shady is the evil side of me, the sarcastic foul-mouthed side of me," Eminem says during and interview with the Source. In 2000 he released his second cd, The Marshall Mathers LP. Eminem has been known as one of the most provocative, controversial rappers in contemporary pop music. A lot of people think he can get away with this because he is the first "legitimate" white rapper. "I'm white in a music started by black people. I'm not ignorant to the culture and I'm not trying to take anything away from the culture," he said in his defense. "But no one has a choice where they grew up or what color they are. If you're a kid or a ghetto kid you have no control over your circumstance. The only control you have is to get out of your situation or stay in it." There have been several attempts to keep Eminem from playing certain shows in his tour, because they think that his lyrics violate harassment categorically on the basis of sexual orientation and sex within the state or school. "Don't take everything I say literally," Eminem said shortly after the album's debut, when furor over his lyrics mounted. "I might say some things that are kinda left field, but that doesn't mean that every single thing I say, I mean. I may tend to push a lot of buttons and piss a lot of people off --a lot of critics, and a lot of people who don't really know hip-hop.
Rap/Hip Hop music is widely understood, mostly in part due to the influence of the media. The media usually focuses on rap music when something negative comes up and often use it as a catalyst for the country’s problems such as teen pregnancy and drug abuse. Many rappers talk about the struggle it was for them growing up and having to overcome those obstacles in life to become successful. It is a solace for both the artists and listeners who may be struggling with the same issues. Music in general brings people together, but the youth of today can relate to the struggle and difficulties that most rappers talk about. Many rappers rap about poverty and their struggles in inner-city America while growing up. Once they achieve success, they talk about overcoming obstacles and rising to the top. This message can give hope to many youths across America who live in similar circumstances.