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Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is Not the Answer
Karen Sternheimer
- 12 Mar 2013
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that "Popular Culture Is Dumbing Down America" and "PopPop Culture Is Ruining Childhood" is a Problem, and that "Rap Music Promotes Misogyny, Homophobia, and Racism".
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Abstract: * Introduction:Media Phobia: Why Blaming Media for Causing Social Problems is a Problem * Media Phobia #1:Popular Culture Is Dumbing Down America * Media Phobia #2:Popular Culture Is Ruining Childhood * Media Phobia #3:Media Violence Causes Real Violence * Media Phobia #4:Popular Culture Promotes Teen Sex * Media Phobia #5:Popular Culture Promotes Teen Pregnancy and Single Parenthood * Media Phobia #6:Popular Culture Makes Kids More Materialistic Than Ever * Media Phobia #7:Popular Culture May Be Hazardous to Your Health * Media Phobia #8:Popular Culture Promotes Substance Abuse * Media Phobia #9:Rap Music Promotes Misogyny, Homophobia, and Racism * Conclusion:Understanding Social Problems Beyond Popular Culture: Why Inequality Matters
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