Social Problems in Popular Culture
R.J. Maratea and Brian A. Monahan
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Drawing on historical and topical examples, the authors apply an innovative theoretical framework to...
Religion and Popular Culture in America
Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan
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The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. With...
Sufi Music and Popular Culture: Songs of the Heart
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This book examines the role of music in Sufi ritual and its wider impact on Islamic culture and...
Mix it Up: Popular Culture, Mass Media, and Society
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Mix It Up demonstrates how a sociological perspective can help us better understand popular culture...
Pleasure and Restraint in Popular Culture
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Faced by the increasing divisiveness and volatility of electoral politics, and the rise of illiberal...
Popular Culture and the Austerity Myth: Hard Times Today
Peter Bennett and Julian McDougall
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Contemporary popular culture is engaged in a rich and multi-levelled set of representational...
The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture
Yannis Tzioumakis and Sian Lincoln
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A low-budget independent film made by a now defunct video company in the late 1980s, Dirty Dancing...
Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture
Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter and Bob Batchelor
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Despite the increasing variety of heroic women portrayed in film, television, and other popular...
Tweenhood: Femininity and Celebrity in Tween Popular Culture
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A powerful female, preadolescent, consumer demographic has emerged in tandem with girls becoming...