Final Remarks

  1. Songs are an effective method for analyzing emotional expression over time, but have limiting factors that must be acknowledged.
  2. The commonalities between the songs reveal inherent parts of the emotional reaction to a breakup within this time frame.
  3. The subversion of gender stereotypes about emotions in music can break down those stereotypes and lead to more authentic emotional expression.
  4. The fact that there was such a tremendous gender gap in who wrote these lyrics was limiting for the research and is a systematic issue in the music industry.
  5. There is an upward trend in popular music of women expressing empowerment and individuals taking blame for a failed relationship.

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