CRIM 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Anomie, Ritualism In The Church Of England, Tupac Shakur
15 Mar 2016
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There are many sociological explanations that can be applied to tupac"s i wonder if heaven"s got a ghetto? (tupac, 1997). This paper will apply two theories behind tupac"s song and will identify his lyrics and support with evidence from the text. Tupac shakur considered one of the fathers of rap music sold over 75 million albums. He was brutally gunned down in 1996, yet his rap music lives on to this day (biography. com editors, 2015). His song was part of the album ru still down? (remember me) (tupac, 1997). His song had two versions, the original, and a hip hop version (biography. com editors, 2015). This song can be interpreted through a number of sociological theories, mainly strain theory (merton, 1938). Institutional-anomie theory can also be used to explain tupac"s lyrics from a sociological standpoint (messner/rosenfeld, By examining tupac"s compelling lyrics and relating it to these two theories.
