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Each chapter in this unique volume explores intersections of sex, religion, and media in our society.

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Author:   Dane S. Claussen ,  Shelly Arsneault ,  Philip J. Bakelaar ,  Iain A. G. Barrie
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780742515574

ISBN 10:   0742515575
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 February 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Engagement and Avoidance of Sex and Religion in Media Production Chapter 3 Bernarr Macfadden's Physical Culture: Muscles, Morals, and the Millennium Chapter 4 The Whore of Babylon, Suggestibility, and the Art of Sexless Sex in Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah Chapter 5 Religious and Sexual Images in Rock Videos: A Second-by-Second Analysis Chapter 6 Sexuality and the Church: The Development of a Muddled Middle Chapter 7 A Broken Trust: Canadian Priests, Pedophilia, and the Media Chapter 8 The Silence of the Jewish Media on Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Jewish Community Part 9 Part II: Media Content, Conservatives, Sex, and the Liberal Establishment Chapter 10 I don't need to see the tattooed lady takin' it off : Evangelicals and Representations of Sexuality in Contemporary Film Chapter 11 Donald Wildmon and the American Family Association Chapter 12 Magazine Coverage of the Man the Networks Love to Hate Chapter 13 Morality Politics Associated with Abstinence-Only Sex Education Sought as a Remedy to Welfare Dependency Part 14 Part III: Media Content, Liberals, Sex, and the Conservative Establishment Chapter 15 The Organ in the Sanctuary: Silent Film and the Paradigmatic Image of the Suspect Clergy Chapter 16 Cult Sex: The Mass Media Reporting of Sexual Issues Surrounding New Religious Movements Chapter 17 Issue Culture Analysis and the Gay/Lesbian Religious Controversy Chapter 18 The Word on Sex: Biblical Interpretation on the Web and Constructed Realities Chapter 19 Between Law and Love: Christianity, Politics, and Sexual Citizenship Part 20 Part IV: Media Agenda-Setting and Cultivation of Religion and Sex Chapter 21 The Disenchantment of Modern Sexuality: Packaged by Media into Weber's Iron Cage Chapter 22 Family, Peers, Religiosity, Electronic Media, and the Risk of Adolescent Sexual Activity Chapter 23 Media Cultivation and Perceptions of Sexual Morality in Church of Christ Adolescents Chapter 24 Oh God, My Kid Is Gay! The Effects of Religious Belief and Media Consumption on Parental Ability to Accept a Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Child Chapter 25 Conclusion Chapter 26 Index

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A rich collection that does much to lay out the range of work in the field. Claussen demonstrates a keen sense for the issues in this collection that includes a broad cross-section of method, theory, and writing style... Well-structured, engaging, entertaining, and thought-provoking. It would serve [as] a substantive reader on the topic for an academic audience or as a text for senior/graduate level students in an appropriate course. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly This edited volume provides several snapshot views of sexuality and religious content in the media, and locates them within a historical context of how American religious organizations and media entities have interacted with each other in the 20th century. Data sources tapped by its authors range from interviews with individuals to empirical surveys to content analysis of news, magazines, films, and music videos. This book is a fascinating read for anyone who seeks to understand sexuality in a cultural context, and it treats organized religion as a definite part of that context. Archives Of Sexual Behavior Sex, religion, and the media are ubiquitous. But in the past, each has been studied individually. Therefore, a book such as this one that examines sex, religion, and the media together is a valuable contribution to the literature. Journal Of Media and Religion A superb integration. [This] book is an unsurpassed reference source for sociology of religion. I will begin using it immediately in religious studies classes and in religion in media classes. -- Allen Podet, University of Potsdam

A superb integration. [This] book is an unsurpassed reference source for sociology of religion. I will begin using it immediately in religious studies classes and in religion in media classes.--Allen Podet

A rich collection that does much to lay out the range of work in the field. Claussen demonstrates a keen sense for the issues in this collection that includes a broad cross-section of method, theory, and writing style... Well-structured, engaging, entertaining, and thought-provoking. It would serve [as] a substantive reader on the topic for an academic audience or as a text for senior/graduate level students in an appropriate course. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly This edited volume provides several snapshot views of sexuality and religious content in the media, and locates them within a historical context of how American religious organizations and media entities have interacted with each other in the 20th century. Data sources tapped by its authors range from interviews with individuals to empirical surveys to content analysis of news, magazines, films, and music videos. This book is a fascinating read for anyone who seeks to understand sexuality in a cultural context, and it treats organized religion as a definite part of that context. Archives Of Sexual Behavior Sex, religion, and the media are ubiquitous. But in the past, each has been studied individually. Therefore, a book such as this one that examines sex, religion, and the media together is a valuable contribution to the literature. Journal Of Media and Religion A superb integration. [This] book is an unsurpassed reference source for sociology of religion. I will begin using it immediately in religious studies classes and in religion in media classes. -- Allen Podet, University of Potsdam

A rich collection that does much to lay out the range of work in the field. Claussen demonstrates a keen sense for the issues in this collection that includes a broad cross-section of method, theory, and writing style....Well-structured, engaging, entertaining, and thought provoking.

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Dane S. Claussen is associate professor and graduate program director in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Point Park College.

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