Hollywood vs. America Popular Culture and the War Against Traditional Values

Name: Hollywood vs. America Popular Culture and the War Against Traditional Values
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ISBN: 9780060168827

ISBN-10: 006016882X

ISBN-13: 9780060168827

Edition: 1992

Authors: Michael Medved

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"Why does our popular culture seem so consistently hostile to the values that most Americans hold dear? Why does the entertainment industry attack religion, glorify brutality, undermine the family, and deride patriotism?" "In this explosive book, one of the nation's best known film critics examines how Hollywood has broken faith with its public, creating movies, television, and popular music that exacerbate every serious social problem we face, from teenage pregnancies to violence in the streets." "Michael Medved powerfully argues that the entertainment business follows its own dark obsessions, rather than giving the public what it wants: In fact, the audience for feature films and network…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The Poison Factory



A Sickness in the Soul



A Bias for the Bizarre



The Attack on Religion



A Declaration of War



Comic Book Clergy



Forgetting the Faithful



The Assault on the Family



Promoting Promiscuity



Maligning Marriage



Encouraging Illegitimacy



Kids Know Best



The Glorification of Ugliness



The Urge to Offend



The Infatuation with Foul Language



The Addiction to Violence



Hostility to Heroes



Bashing America



An Inescapable Influence



Denial Behavior



A Fun-House Mirror



Below the Bottom Line



What Went Wrong



Motivations for Madness



"The End of the Beginning"


Notes on Sources


Index