Rock music in Iran and its impact on youth culture

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction.
A country that became rich almost overnight.
Those that are challenging the usual norms of Iranian society.
The idea of the basement.
The emerging rock music movement in Iran.
The internet and the growth and proliferation of Iranian youth culture.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

Every weekday in Tehran, it is a common scene to see hundreds of worried relatives and parents flock around one of the government buildings to find out whether or not their children have been arrested for breaking the moral laws of the Islamic state. Armed with cash and real estate deeds, these parents are ready to bail their children out of jail. Moral crimes in iran constitute acts that people in North America take for granted in their daily lives. They can range from girls wearing makeup - with defined fines for how severe the makeup-wearing is - to attending parties where there is loud music, alcohol in involved, or even worse, if members of the opposite sex are able to mingle. The moral criminals are usually arrested by the Basij force - comprised of hard-line religious men of roughly the same age as the youth they are arresting. Once released from detention, these youth are often defiant and derisive, with their only regret being the fact that they were caught.