Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
Audiences and Adaptations
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7174-5
Verlag: Sage Publications
This research on the uses of mass media across diverse Christian traditions is both original and provocative. By focusing on what audiences perceive and how they respond, Religion and Mass Media is able to illuminate the experience of faith at a time when devotion is seen as a dimension of individuality best suited to the privacy of one's home. Professors Daniel A. Stout and Judith M. Buddenbaum should be commended for helping advance the study of religion and mass communication in the United States. --John P. Ferrè, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Louisville How do religious audiences react to and use the mass media? Religion and Mass Media is an audience-centered examination that reveals how a variety of Christian traditions experience media news and entertainment--in the context of institutional religious influences and expectations. Drawing on social science theories and empirical research methodologies, the contributors explore responses from Roman Catholics, Fundamentalists, Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, and Mormons and a variety of other traditions. In the first section, contributors set the framework by describing recent theoretical developments in the sociology of religion and communication theory. Section two provides an overview of the particulars of certain religious beliefs, section three looks at audience behavior, section four describes specific case studies (including one on rap music), and section five looks at the changing information environment and the future. Students and professionals in communication, sociology, sociology of religion, and anthropology will find this volume to be both informative and insightful--an excellent supplement.
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PART ONE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH ON RELIGION AND MASS MEDIA
Introduction - Daniel A Stout and Judith M Buddenbaum
Toward a Synthesis of Mass Communication Research and the Sociology of Religion
Religion and Mass Media Use - Judith M Buddenbaum and Daniel A Stout
A Review of the Mass Communication and Sociology Literature
PART TWO: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MEDIA ORIENTATIONS: INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Catholicism, Conscience, and Censorship - Ted G Jelen
Mainline Protestants and the Media - Judith M Buddenbaum
Evangelicals' Uneasy Alliance with the Media - Quentin J Schultze
Fundamentalism and the Media, 1930-1990 - Margaret Lamberts Bendroth
Protecting the Family - Daniel A Stout
Mormon Teaching about Mass Media
PART THREE: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOSITY IN MASS MEDIA USE: COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR
Religion, Mass Media and Tolerance for Civil Liberties - Tony Rimmer
The Role of Religion in Newspaper Trust, Subscribing and Use for Political Information - Judith M Buddenbaum
The Role of Religion in Public Attitudes toward Religion News - Judith M Buddenbaum and Stewart Hoover
The Passionate Audience - Thomas R Lindlof
Community Inscriptions of `The Last Temptations of Christ'
PART FOUR: CASE STUDIES
Keeping the Faith - Sam G McFarland
The Roles of Selective Exposure and Avoidance in Maintaining Religious Beliefs
Diversity from Within - JoAnn Myer Valenti and Daniel A Stout
An Analysis of the Impact of Religious Culture on Media Use and Effective Communication to Women
Use of Mass Media for Political Information in a Middletown Quaker Meeting - Judith M Buddenbaum
How Mennonites Use Media in Everyday Life - Sharon Hartin Iorio
Preserving Identity in a Changing World
Rappin for the Lord - Cheryl Renee Gooch
The Uses of Gospel Rap and Contemporary Music in Black Religious Communities
Mormons, Mass Media, and the Interpretive Audience - Daniel A Stout, David Scott, and Dennis G Martin
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE: RELIGION AND THE CHANGING INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
Religion and the Information Society - Jorge Reina Schement and Hester C Stephenson
