| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) ^A148448
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| Contents |
1. Does popular culture have value? Reality TV fosters connections between people / Heather Havrilesky ; Reality TV fosters sadism / Michael Goodspeed ; Violent video games can promote an understanding of human nature / Thom Gillespie ; Violent video games promote violence / Jack Thompson ; Rap music provides a realistic view of life / Carl S. Taylor and Virgil Taylor ; Rap music harms the black community / John McWhorter -- 2. Is popular culture too coarse? Television programming has become increasingly coarse / Jonathan S. Adelstein ; Cultural conservatives exaggerate the coarseness of television programming / Carl F. Horowitz ; Radio broadcasting has become increasingly vulgar / Frank Absher ; Efforts to censor radio vulgarity are misguided / Neal Boortz ; Rap music's focus on pimps harms society / Clarence Page ; Rap music's focus on pimps does not harm society / Mark Anthony Neal ; Popular culture encourages girls to wear revealing clothing / Jared Jackson ; Revealing teen fashions do not harm children / Rhonda Hollen ; The federal Communications Commission should crack down on TV obscenity / L. Brent Bozell III ; The Federal Communications Commission should not crack down on TV obscenity / Doug Casey -- 3. Is popular culture too violent? Media violence promotes violent behavior / Ed Donnerstein ; Media violence promotes healthy behavior / Gerard Jones ; Professional wrestling promotes violent behavior / Jackson Katz and Sut Jhally ; Professional wrestling is harmless drama / Ray Deonandan ; Violent rap lyrics are not a significant contributor to violent behavior / Pat Stack ; Violent rap lyrics can encourage violent behavior / Brent Morrison -- 4. What values does popular culture promote? The movie industry fosters anti-religious attitudes / Don Feder ; The movie industry has begun to foster respect for religion / Barbara Nicolosi ; Television promotes acceptance of homosexuality / Albert Mohler ; Television encourages viewers to reject homosexuals / Abigail Graber ; Popular culture promotes acceptance of pornography / Dave Berg ; Acceptance of pornography may be decreasing / Elizabeth Nickson ; Playboy magazine legitimized pornography / Sheila Gibbons ; Playboy magazine is harmless / Catherine Seipp. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005040223 |
| ISBN | 0737731052 (lib. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780737731057 (lib. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0737731060 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780737731064 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
