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the mediated sociologist
Sociologist Karen Sternheimer considers the opportunities and challenges of presenting sociological concepts in the news media, particularly when our ideas are edited or interpreted by others. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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enduring dilemmas of female celebrity
Today's tabloids, and their messages, are remarkably similar to the first glossies that appeared in Hollywood's \"Golden Age.\" Even the first female film stars were caught between celebration and condemnation as they navigated traditional notions of femininity.
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Hollywood: Doesn't Threaten Family Values
In 1992, then-Vice President Dan Quayle charged that Murphy Brown, a fictional character on the CBS sitcom of the same name, glamorized single motherhood by having a child outside marriage. His comment ignited a national debate about not just single parenthood, but the influence Hollywood and celebrities have over the choices Americans make in their lives. In a speech about civil unrest in Los Angeles, Quayle charged that characters like Brown indirectly contribute to central city problems by “mocking the importance of fathers.”
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do video games kill?
As soon as it was released in 1993, a video game called Doom became a target for critics. One of the most popular first-person shooter games, Doom galvanized fears that such games would teach kids to kill. Such games have come to represent a variety of social anxieties: about youth violence, new computer technology, and the apparent decline in the ability of adults to control what young people do and know.
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Celeb culture buoys American dream; The famous embody the ideal that hard work results in great success. But is it true?
[...] when several of actor Nicolas Cage's homes went into foreclosure and it was revealed that he owed millions in back taxes, People magazine pointed its finger at the actor's out-of-control penchant for \"lavish properties and prized toys.\" Celebrity culture's focus on individual determination and, to some degree, blind luck as ingredients for success distracts us from the roles power and privilege actually play in upward mobility, even in Hollywood.\\n
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THE BIEBER EFFECT AMERICANS DON'T MUCH CARE ABOUT THE WEALTH DIVIDE, IN PART BECAUSE OF OUR CELEBRITY CULTURE
The \"has beens\" who unwittingly star in these morality tales shore up a convenient notion of the American dream: that downward mobility -- even during economic hard times -- is about individual character traits rather than the social system or catastrophic societal and industrial changes. [...] when several of actor Nicolas Cage's homes went into foreclosure and it was revealed that he owed millions in back taxes, People magazine pointed its finger at the actor's out-of-control penchant for \"lavish properties and prized toys.\"
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Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune Perspective Online: The Bieber effect
Oprah Winfrey is at least as famous for her rise from rural Mississippi to billionaire media mogul as she is for her \"Live your best life\" message. Teen sensation [Justin Bieber] personifies overnight success -- from YouTube video to a recording deal and platinum album. The very title of his remix album and biopic, \"Never Say Never,\" echoes the American dream of limitless opportunities for anyone who refuses to give up. The rise of the Internet and reality TV, which has made fame and fortune seem ever more accessible, has further strengthened the illusion that our class system is wide open. That Nicole \"Snooki\" Polizzi of \"Jersey Shore\" fame can command $32,000 for a Rutgers University appearance -- $2,000 more than Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Toni Morrison received to deliver the university's commencement speech -- is not just a commentary on the value we place on celebrity. It also reaffirms the possibility of social mobility for those with few skills. Stories portray a star's addiction, weight gain or personality problems as the rationale behind their downfall. A once-bright star who \"let herself go\" just needs to work harder at the gym and maybe appear on \"Celebrity Fit Club\" or \"Dancing With the Stars.\"
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