Religion and mass media : audiences and adaptations / [editors] Daniel A. Stout, Judith M. Buddenbaum.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : toward a synthesis of mass communication research and the sociology of religion Daniel A. Stout, Judith M. Buddenbaum Religion and mass media use : a review of the mass communication and sociology literature Judith M. Buddenbaum, Daniel A. Stout 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 : Mormon teachings about mass media Daniel A. Stout 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, Stewart M. Hoover The passionate audience : community inscriptions of The last temptations of Christ Thomas R. Lindlof Keeping the faith : the roles of selective exposure and avoidance in maintaining religious beliefs Sam G. McFarland Diversity from within : an analysis of the impact of religious culture on media use and effective communication to women JoAnn Myer Valenti, Daniel A. Stout Use of mass media for political information in middletown Quaker meeting Judith M. Buddenbaum How Mennonites use media in everyday life : preserving identity in a changing world Sharon Hartin Iorio Rappin' for the Lord : the uses of gospel rap and contemporary music in Black religious communities Cheryl Renee Gooch Mormons, mass media, and the interpretive audience Daniel A. Stout, David W. Scott, Dennis G. Martin Religion and the information society Jorge Reina Schement, Hester C. Stephenson.

How do religious audiences react to and use the mass media? Religion and Mass Media is an audience-centered examination of the way a variety of Christian traditions experience media news and entertainment in the context of institutional religious influences and expectations. Drawing on social science theories and empirical research methodologies, the contributors explore responses from Roman catholics, Fundamentalists, Evangelicals, mainline Protestants, Mormons, and other religious communities.

In the first part, contributors set the framework by describing recent theoretical developments in the sociology of religion and communication theory. Part II provides an overview of certain religious beliefs; Part III looks at audience behavior; Part IV describes specific case studies (including one on rap music); and Part V looks at the changing information environment and the future.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: