TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sternheimer,Karen
TI  - Connecting social problems and popular culture: why media is not the answer 
SN  - 9780813344171 (alk. paper)
AV  - HN90.M3 S75 2010
U1  - 302.23 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Boulder, CO
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Mass media and culture
KW  - Social problems
N1  - 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
ER  -