Connecting social problems and popular culture : why media is not the answer / Karen Sternheimer.
Publication details: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010.Description: x, 322 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780813344171 (alk. paper)
- 0813344174 (alk. paper)
- 302.23 22
- HN90.M3 S75 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-306) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Media phobia : why blaming popular culture for causing social problems is a problem -- Media phobia #1. Popular culture is dumbing down America -- Media phobia #2. Popular culture is ruining childhood -- Media phobia #3. Media violence causes real violence -- Media phobia #4. Popular culture promotes teen sex -- Media phobia #5. Popular culture promotes teen pregnancy and single parenthood -- Media phobia #6. Popular culture makes kids more materialistic than ever -- Media phobia #7. Popular culture may be hazardous to your health -- Media phobia #8. Popular culture promotes substance abuse -- Media phobia #9. Rap music promotes misogyny, homophobia, and racism -- Conclusion. Understanding social problems beyond popular culture : why inequality matters -- Selected bibliography -- Index.