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Analyzing complex social and political issues through their manifestations in popular culture, this book provides readers a strong foundational knowledge of the 1960s as a decade.

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A collection of essays that examine landmark popular television drama from the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office'. Contributors focus on programmes across the range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama -- .

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Presents an international overview of how pornography - from soft core to hard core, gay to straight, female to male, black to white - infiltrates through our media. Exploring music videos, alt porn sites, Cosmogirls and Gaydar online forums, and more, this work analyses the transformation of porn in media and its impact on our culture.

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Presents an international overview of how pornography - from softcore to hardcore, gay to straight, female to male, black to white - infiltrates and proliferates through our media. Exploring music videos, Cosmogirls and Gaydar online forums, this work analyses the transformation of porn in media and its impact on our culture.

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The concept of ethnic, racial, and gender humor is as sensitive a subject today as it has ever been; Leon Rappoport's incisive account takes an in-depth look at ethnic, racial and gender humor.

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Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valuable tool for movements reconfiguring the social landscape. This title examines the political force of folk music through the social activities that make up movements.

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A tale of departures within the life of Tony Andrews who turned into an art dealer at 22. Always a contrarian in battle with conventional wisdom and received opinion, he exhibits Contemporary Realism in the teeth of rampant Abstract Expressionism, within the roads of a long life, departures of abandonment, leave takings of his own, and deaths departures, too.

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This volume looks at headline-grabbing scandals involving American religious figures from the 19th century to the present, showing how the media and society in general reacted to these controversies.

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Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind - and the politics within - the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976. -- .

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Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind - and the politics within - the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976. -- .

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Round Up the Usual Suspects provides a comparison of the crime fighting models and justice proceedings of each of these TV series.

Each series has its own special crime-fighting niche, and each approaches its job with a different set of values and different paradigms of discovery and proof.

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This work describes the forces and pressures that encouraged or impeded Australian's enjoyment of sand and surf. The ways in which artists, writers, film-makers and the advertising industry have depicted the beach are examined for the light they throw on the beach's significance.

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This volume examines scouting-the largest voluntary movement for girls-in its first century of existence, seeking to understand how the organization has lasted and how it has changed.

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Fully updated, innovative textbook on the relationship between popular culture and religion, exploring secularization in America and the way religion functions in postmodern society.

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"A book length study of how fans have been depicted in mass media"--

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This book offers an exploration of the comprehensive impact of the events of September 11, 2001, on every aspect of American culture and society.

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Uses films and fan behaviour as windows to decode the cultural meanings of female adolescence from 1920 to 1950.

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This book provides a fascinating examination of one of the most notorious countercultures in the United States.

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Cosmetic surgery was once only associated with the rich and famous. This title argues that cosmetic surgery is the most provocative and controversial aspect of a 'makeover culture'. It examines a wide range of culture case studies from women's magazines, television, architecture and the Internet amongst others.