Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture Why Media Is Not the Answer

Name: Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture Why Media Is Not the Answer
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ISBN: 9780813347233

ISBN-10: 0813347238

ISBN-13: 9780813347233

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Karen Sternheimer

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Is violence on the streets caused by violence in video games? Does cyber-bullying lead to an increase in suicide rates? Are teens promiscuous because ofTeen Mom? As Karen Sternheimer clearly demonstrates, popular culture is an easy scapegoat for many of society’s problems, but it is almost always the wrong answer.Now in its second edition, this innovative book goes beyond the news-grabbing headlines claiming that popular culture is public enemy number one to consider what really causes the social problems we are most concerned about. The sobering fact is that a media made them do it” explanation fails to illuminate the roots of social problems like poverty, violence, and environmental…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 3/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.19" wide x 8.76" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface



Media Phobia: Why Blaming Pop Culture for Social Problems Is a Problem



Is Popular Culture Really Ruining Childhood?



Does Social Networking Kill? Cyberbullying, Homophobia, and Suicide



What's Dumbing Down America: Media Zombies or Educational Disparities?



From Screen to Crime Scene: Media Violence and Real Violence



Pop Culture Promiscuity: Sexualized Images and Reality



Changing Families: As Seen on TV?



Media Health Hazards? Beauty Image, Obesity, and Eating Disorders



Does Pop Culture Promote Smoking, Toking, and Drinking?



Consumption and Materialism: A New Generation of Greed?



Beyond Popular Culture: Why Inequality Is the Problem


Selected Bibliography


Index