Resumo (PT):
Abstract (EN):
This article tries to explore the applicability of the epitome
‘Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’ to the Portuguese social reality,
particularly in the field of rock music. Rock music took its first
steps in Portugal in the late 1950s/early 1960s, and from an
early age, it has been associated with risky conducts,
particularly linked to sex, alcohol, and the use of other licit and
illicit substances. So, in the same way that happened in the
Anglo-Saxon reality, this epitome encloses a vast process of
moral panic production/reproduction in Portugal. Considering
the absence of scientific research exploring the association
between rock music, substance use and/or abuse and occasional
and/or risky sexual conducts in Portugal, we consider it crucial
to develop this approach. This article is based on factual and
current data, particularly interviews from some protagonists of
the Portuguese rock music scene.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific