Media, sex, violence, and drugs in the global village / edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour and Kuldip R. Rampal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kamalipour, Yahya R.

Rampal, Kuldip R., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Social aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media and culture.

Sex in mass media.

Violence in mass media.

Drugs and mass media.

Developing countries--Civilization--Western influences.

Developing countries.

Civilization.

East and West.

Physical Description:

xiii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Prominent media scholars such as Herbert Schiller have long noted the implications of Western--especially American--cultural influence on peoples of the developing Third World. Media, Sex, Violence, and Drugs in the Global Village provides a multicultural analysis of the impact of globalized Western media, including movies, syndicated radio programs, the Internet, and satellite and cable television programs. Looking specifically at themes of sex, violence, and drugs, an international cast of media scholars offers case studies of countries grappling with the influences of both Western cultural imports and similar local productions.

Contents:

1 The Paradox of Media Effects / Thomas J. Roach 5

2 Social Implications of Media Globalization / Nancy Snow 17

3 A Global Perspective on Internet Sexual Content: Nations' Values as Predictors of Internet Web Sex Pages / James A. Danowski, Junho H. Choi 29

4 North America's Cult of Sex and Violence / Rose Dyson 51

5 Drugs in Television, Movies, and Music Videos / George Gerbner 69

6 The Mass Media and the Health of Adolescents in the United States / Jane D. Brown, Elizabeth M. Witherspoon 77

7 Covering his Not-So-Private Parts: The Multinational and Multicultural Struggle to Regulate the Broadcasts of Shock-Jock Howard Stern / Neil Nemeth 97

8 Cultural Bane or Sociological Boon? Impact of Satellite Television on Urban Youth in India / Kuldip R. Rampal 115

9 Pornography, Perceptions of Sex, and Sexual Callousness: A Cross-Cultural Comparison / Zhou He 131

10 A Lethal Combination: Sex and Violence in the World of Korean Television / Jong G. Kang 153

11 Women, Media, and Violence in the New South Africa: Disciplining the Mind (the Body Is Irrelevant) / Arnold S. de Beer, Karen Ross 167

12 Media, Violence, Drugs, and Sex in Turkey / Alev Yemenici 201

13 Media, Sex, Violence, and Drugs: Egypt's Experience / Hussein Y. Amin, Hanzada Fikry 219

14 Sex, Violence, and Terrorism in Hollywood's International Political Imagery / M. Mehdi Semati 235

15 Between Globalization and Localization: Television, Tradition, and Modernity / Marwan M. Kraidy 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742500608

0742500616

OCLC:

46732520