Entertainment & politics
Subtitle: the influence of pop culture on young adult political socialization
By: David J. Jackson.
Series: Politics, media & popular culture ;; v. 6
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Popular culture -- Political aspects -- United States; Young adults -- United States -- Political activity; Mass media and youth -- United States; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; Political socialization -- United States; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
Other titles: Entertainment and politics
Description: "Entertainment and Politics investigates the influence of the entertainment media on the socio-political beliefs of young Americans. It is designed for undergraduates, graduate students, professors, and readers interested in the puzzle of how young people acquire and hold political beliefs over time. Utilizing the results of a survey of first-year university students, the research indicates that the popular culture does in fact influence young people's political beliefs.

This influence does not fit into neat "conservative" and "liberal" patterns, but instead interacts with parental and peer influence in heretofore unexamined ways. By-and-large, the entertainment media help to reinforce pre-existing values. However, this book takes a close look at many of the ways in which the entertainment media influence young Americans to hold socio-political beliefs that are different from these of their parents, schools, and teachers."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-161) and index.