| Description |
367 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-336) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Slaves to the rhythm: the NFL, CBS, and MTV reap as they sow -- A nip in the air: the chilling effects of the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show -- From Henry VIII to the FCC: tracing the origins of American efforts to legislate decency -- Religious boycotts and corporate self-censorship: private efforts to cleanse American culture -- "A soldier in God's army": Anita Bryant, Jerry Falwell, and the rise of evangelical politics -- Losing the decency wars, one living room at a time: a decade of deregulation, cable, phones, and computers -- The post-Reagan hangover: a four-year rearguard action against cultural indecency -- The oral majority: on talk radio, the issue of decency gets personal -- Now is the year of our dissed content: why the FCC reenlisted in the war on indecency -- Ask not for whom the wedding bells toll: a love that now dares speak its name -- At paly in the laboratories of the Lord: sacrificing scientific truth on the altar of ideology -- Conclusion: A thousand points of enlightenment: strategies to restore the true meaning of decency in American society. |
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Conservatism.
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Culture conflict.
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Social values.
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Social control.
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Sexual ethics.
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Deviant behavior.
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United States -- Social policy.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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United States -- Moral conditions.
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| ISBN |
1591024277 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781591024279 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9781591024279 |
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YDXCP 2263457 |
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