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050 00 $aHN59.2$b.L37 2006
100 1 $aLane, Frederick S.,$d1963-
245 14 $aThe decency wars :$bthe campaign to cleanse American culture /$cFrederick S. Lane.
246 3 $aCampaign to cleanse American culture.
260 $aAmherst, N.Y. :$bPrometheus Books,$c2006.
300 $a367 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-336) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: 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 play 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.
520 $aFrom the Publisher: Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Superbowl precipitated a nationwide controversy. To judge by the hysterical reaction, one would think that nothing so shocking had ever been seen on television. Yet, remarkably, during the conservative 1950s, similar breast-baring accidents on television (by Faye Emerson and Jayne Mansfield) raised barely a stir. Is America on the verge of another puritanical era? Is this new Puritanism the result of something more than just concerns for public decency? First Amendment and emerging technology specialist Frederick S. Lane examines America's changing attitudes toward decency and the politics of decency in this timely book. He takes a strong and unequivocal position that it is inappropriate and dangerous for the government to try to regulate morality. He accuses religious conservatives of starting "decency wars" for motives no more noble than profit and political gain. As Lane astutely points out, such controversies generate a flood of books, speeches, and syndicated radio and television programs. More importantly, they fill the coffers of conservative politicians and "non-profits." Lane first sets the stage for the current controversy by reviewing the history of the decency debate from the invention of the camera as the catalyst for public decency concerns, through the mixing of morality and politics by the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition, to the recent activist stance by the Federal Communications Commission against perceived indecency. He spells out strategies for combating the rising influence of the Religious Right's puritanical ploys by emphasizing that decency standards are a private and personal responsibility, not a matter of law enforcement. He asserts that we must continuously educate the public regarding the ruinous effects of government censorship, watered-down textbooks, and homophobia. Moreover, he stresses the supreme importance of supporting existing and new organizations to counteract the propaganda from groups like the Christian Coalition and Focus on the Family. Including interviews with politicians, religious leaders, entertainers, and other individuals across the spectrum of American culture, this compelling book is essential reading for understanding one of the most fiercely debated social issues of our nation.
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651 6 $aÉtats-Unis$xConditions morales.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aLane, Frederick S., 1963-$tDecency wars.$dAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006$w(OCoLC)607636908.
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