Broadcast and Internet Indecency (Lea's Communication)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; Routledge
Published: December 7, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9780805859102
Subjects: Communication Studies; Cultural studies; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Constitutional - First Amendment; Law / Media & the Law; Media & the Law; Broadcasting; Criminal provisions; Freedom of speech; Internet; Law and legislation; United States
Description: "Indecency - arguably among the most provocative and incendiary issues in today's media - is speech at the edge of social tolerance. This volume examines broadcast and Internet indecency from legal and social perspectives, utilizing current cases and well-publicized examples. In exploring the issues associated with this highly controversial area, author Jeremy Harris Lipschultz makes headway toward an understanding of how indecency, as communication on the fringes of social norms, functions in defining free expression through specific types of speech. He contrasts conceptualizations of indecency and obscenity, synthesizes case law and social research, and develops theoretical generalizations for future research and study. His work provides a comprehensive examination of broadcast and Internet indecency issues and cases that serve to test generalizations about freedom of expression and one's ability to define free speech."

"The book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication law, telecommunication regulation, First Amendment issues, and free expression theory. Additionally, the book may be used as a supplemental text in mass communication theory, mass communication and society, sociology, and political science courses."--Jacket.