Bars, music and drugs : inquiring criminal behaviour

Abstract

Several studies have been carried out abroad regarding nightlife and how people behave in such environment. This research was aimed to get to know more about bars, drugs and music. The researcher investigated whether the volume of the music affects the behaviour and the number of drinks people consume. Moreover in this study, the researcher tried to get to know more about the changes in the behaviour of people who frequent bars and how they act. As part of this study, the researcher completed a number of covert participant observations during July and August 2010. The researcher decided to complete these observations on a covert role so that the people that were being observed would not change their behaviour. These observations were carried out to observe the atmosphere in three different bars that played different music genres, that is, electronic, rock and RNB music. From the information gathered in the observations, the researcher concluded that the music volume does effect alcohol consumption because when the music is high people cannot communicate and they decide to drink more. The data gathered in this study also shows that those who listen to electronic music tend to consume more water whilst those who listen to rock music consume more beer.