Popular culture : opposing viewpoints / John Woodward, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2005. - 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Opposing viewpoints series. . - Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

ISBN: 0737731052 (lib. : alk. paper) 0737731060 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005040223

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mass media--United States.
Violence in mass media--United States.
Popular culture--United States.
Critical thinking--Problems, exercises, etc.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social conditions--1980-

LC Class. No.: HN90.M3 / P66 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 302.23/0973