Vassar College Digital Window @ Vassar Senior Capstone Projects 2019 Gendered conceptions of the American dream in country music from 1994 to 2018: how the belief in the myth maintains the status quo Hailey Marchand-Nazzaro Vassar College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalwindow.vassar.edu/senior_capstone Recommended Citation Marchand-Nazzaro, Hailey, "Gendered conceptions of the American dream in country music from 1994 to 2018: how the belief in the myth maintains the status quo" (2019). Senior Capstone Projects. 959. https://digitalwindow.vassar.edu/senior_capstone/959 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Window @ Vassar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Capstone Projects by an authorized administrator of Digital Window @ Vassar. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Vassar College Gendered Conceptions of the American Dream in Country Music from 1994 to 2018: How the Belief in the Myth Maintains the Status Quo A thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Arts in Sociology by Hailey Marchand-Nazzaro Thesis Advisors: Professor Leonard Nevarez Professor Justin Patch April 2019 Gendered Conceptions of the American Dream in Country Music from 1994 to 2018: How the Belief in the Myth Maintains the Status Quo Music both influences and is reflective of the values and perceptions of those who produce and listen to it. People who belong to groups which experience oppression have different perspectives than people who belong to dominant identities. This reality is reflected in the narratives that these groups present in their music. Those narratives which are promoted, and thus more influential on the public imaginary, are those which maintain the status quo.