Sternheimer, Karen. <br/><br/>
Connecting social problems and popular culture :  why media is not the answer / 
Karen Sternheimer. 
 - Boulder, CO :  Westview Press,  c2010. 
 - x, 322 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-306) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813344171 (alk. paper) 0813344174 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009014007 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.<br/>Popular culture--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.<br/>Mass media and culture--United States.<br/>Social problems--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.M3  / S75 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.23