Transiting from childhood to being an adult is usually a difficult process. During the teen years, there is a process of identity construction, a process that is based not only on what they think about themselves, but also on the social representations. This is the period of human development in which time dedicated to music and listening to music is at its peak and identity is hesitant, flexible, and shaped by multiple means of communication, as contemporary hip hop music. In this context, it is notable that contemporary hip hop is the favorite genre between adolescents at Omni Middle School.
Adolescence is an important phase in the process of reaffirming personal identity, psychosocial identity and sexual identity. Identity is understood …show more content…
The groups are formed through the affinity of tastes: They think in the same way, they go out to the same places; they dress in the same store clothes, etc. And where does the contemporary hip hop music come in? The idols become the reference of young people, influencing the way they act, think, dress and even walk. Most of the time, this is unconscious, since adolescence is the time to seek their identity (to form their character). When the young person finds it difficult to find this individuality, the way out for many is found in music, mirroring himself in singers he admires. The musical preferences of the adolescents are linked to musical genres that for them have a meaning related to freedom of expression and change. Thus, the relationship that adolescents maintain with music may represent a manifestation of a cultural identity. As hip hop is a way of claiming the voice and the space, of reinforcing one's own identity in front of the society, strong and intense rhythm, well marked and funny dance moves made as a form of expression and also to mark its presence. Given the testimonies and the observations under analysis, the teenagers at Omni Middle School, mostly white from middle class, are influenced by the contemporary hip hop movement, as they consider the possibility of an identity reconstruction, of being known in …show more content…
the most important role that music plays in adolescence as a factor in identification and cohesion with group culture, where musical preferences frame shared social meanings and common states of consciousness that allow the identification of adolescents with others, but especially with their peers. When a group focuses on a particular musical style, its members benefit doubly: they become members of a cultural elite and the consequent emotional gratification of feelings of belonging; distinguish themselves from other groups and perceive themselves as superior to this same group, which benefits