Buckeye Podcast: What music defines generation Y

Summary: -Generation Y is rebelling against the expected appearance created by our own generation and previous generations. In our podcast, we discussed how songs of our generation talk about how we as generation Y are defying the expectations set by others. The millennials believe less in uniform appearance and more in individuality. We found songs that set good examples of this and used light research to back up our findings. When finding songs, we realized that it was not hard to find songs that reflected this. Most of society’s songs today talk about what is expected of teenagers and oppositely what teenagers really are like in reality. The songs that we found range from pop to heavy metal or rock, with everything in between, even country and some alternative.

Collaborators: - Raechel Roush - Katie Culler - Amy Metro - Pat Jaworski -Wyatt Cravatas

Sound Track of Generation Y: -Katy Perry- “California Gurls”..... People’s expectations of what “hot” should be. -Kenny Chesney- “American Kids”.......Expresses the realistic appearances and behaviors of teenagers -Seether- “The Fallen”........Choosing pride over the pressure to have a perfect appearance -Christina Aguilera- ”Beautiful” .....”Our generation’s confidence in our image lasts against others expectations. -Story Of The Year- “Eye for an Eye”.....Fashion and pride are irrelevant in the fight toward your love and passion

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Twenge, Jean M. "You Don’t Need Their Approval: The Decline of Social Rules." Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled- and More Miserable Than Ever Before. New York: Free Press, 2006. pgs. 17-43. PDF. 19 Nov. 2014.

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