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Religion and Mass Media

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This book draws on theory and empirical rese arch to explore, from various perspectives, how religious au diences react to and use the media. The contributors look at recent theoretical developments in this area and describe s pecific case studies. '
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
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